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Vietnam’s Hmong Christians are persecuted for their beliefs. Why does their faith make the government so uneasy?Published: 7:30pm, 27 Mar, 2019 There are an estimated 300,000 Hmong Christians living in Vietnam The government sees their belief in Jesus Christ as the messiah as a possible touchstone for separatistsJosep Prat Hmong are originally from China but during the 18th century began migrating to the rugged uplands of northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and the eastern parts of Myanmar. Photo: HandoutFoua, a farmer in his 30s, has spent three months behind bars in Vietnam’s northwestern province of Dien Bien. He will remain there for two more, convicted of deforestation – even though the law only stipulates a fine as punishment.His crime? Cutting down nine trees to build a hut for his family.But his wife, Cua, who did not want to reveal her or Foua’s real names for fear of retaliation, says her husband has been persecuted for being Christian. When she last saw him, he was in hospital, three days after he was jailed, his leg shackled to his bed.Read more at: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3003490/vietnams-hmong-christians-are-persecuted-their-beliefs-why
The Hmong hill tribe has lots of subgroups. These vary in the different countries. The sub groups in Thailand are the Black Hmong, White Hmong and Striped Hmong. The Black Hmong are located in Nan, Chiang Rai, Tak, Phrae, Phetchabun and Phitsanulok. They are distinguished by their costume. Their women wear their hair in a bun and wear dark blue and white pleated knee length skirts with embroidered borders. The men wear a black or dark blue jacket without collar and have wide sleeves and cuffs. Both women and men wear a lot of jewelry made of silver.The Striped Hmong can be found in the west of Nan. They wear Black trousers with a dark jacket with embroidered collars and green, white and blue stripes on their long sleeves. The White Hmong are to be found in Nan and Chiang Rai. Their women wear long loose dark blue trousers with plain long sleeved jackets with embroidered collar flaps and a turban. On festive occasions they wear a white skirt with stripes of embroidery down the front which explains their name.https://www.green-trails.com/ethnic-minorities-in-northern-thailand/hmong-hill-tribe/
