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The Hmong People society originally from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and southeast China. As of 2011 the worldwide Hmong population is about four million. The Hmong culture is patrilineal, allowing a husband's family to make all major decisions, even when they solely concern the woman. However, the Hmong women have traditionally carried a large amount of responsibility and some power due to their necessary contribution of food and labor to the family.

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Hmong women and childbirth practices

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trafficking and prostitution are serious issues for Lao women. Culture of Laos Hmong women and childbirth practices Peopling of Laos Laos women's national...

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Baby shower

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pregnancy and childbirth. Effects on child grooms may include the economic pressure of providing for a household and various constraints in educational and career...

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Masiqta

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Racial discrimination

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extracurricular program that analyzed the racial discrimination faced by Hmong adolescents and the exploration of critical consciousness participation in theater...

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In Hmong, the name is Kab Yeeb. In Nepali, the name is Seto Machindranath In these same countries, the variant Guanzizai "Lord of Contemplation" and its...

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issues coming from childbirth, and Black women are three times more likely to die from complications of childbirth than white women. This is only one example...

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Korean creation narratives

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