On Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:31:05 AM UTC-6, DownUnder posted to
SCH:
The National Hmong Grave Desecration Committee (NHGDC) remains as the
ACTIVE body to work to find a final solution to this tragedy in
THailand. Since 2001, NHGDC has been carried out fundraising to get
$200,000 as a capital in preparation to work with the Government of
Thailand. So far, the target is not yet me.
So please contribute any $ you can..talk to your Hmong business
friends to contribute - any amount is welcome.
As the work before us is urgent,NHGDC has asked the Hmong Advocacy
International Services (HAIS) to assist in their quest. As the
coordinator of HAIS-OZ, I believe that this one noble project as HAIS-
Thailand had been very active at the onset of this problem. At that
early stage, HAIS-Thailand, after compiling all the information and
consulting with our Hmong-Thai lawyers, a proposed legal action was
considered but due to the lack of funding, it was not possible to
launch that legal action.
But HAIS-Thailand and THai-Hmong Lawyer group remain ready to assist
any action that concern with Thailand.
HENCE, I like to see all the Hmong around the globe to get behind
NHGDC or to set up their own organization to work together with the
existing Hmong org esp NHGDC to solve this problem.
NHGDC and HAIS have been considering a United GLOBAL STRATEGY to be
mounted by all the Hmong from 4 corners of the globe at once -
coordinated - to solve this problem for once and for all.
Over the years, lots of works have been done by the NHGDC and other
organizations around the USA and they have been having dialogue with
the UN, Government of Thailand, US Embassy in Bangkok, the Chinese
Foundations concerned and the Thai local Governor to find a lasting
solution for this problem. Many proposals have been considered.
Hence I call upon every Hmong around the globe to come on board, by
providing ideas, time, energy and donation so we can mount a GLOBAL
ACTION from Hmong in every countries in the West to end this tragedy
of the Hmong in Thailand.
I count on ALL YOUR support in any shape or form.
I have attached a Youtube Video Documentary of the exhumation of
Hmong graves in Wat Tham Krabok. Please be advised of the strong
graphics
in this video and may not be suitable for everyone. Please contact
NDHDC
if any one of you need Brochure and DVDs of this video.
http://savetubevideo.com/?v=Z1fufl92z0A
Additional notes: Please refer to Dr Shoua YTahg & Diane Chnag Youtube
video for more update.
As for funding contribution, please contact Yang Fundraising
Committee
Chair, NHGDC:
shawnyang09 at
gmail.com.
ADDITIONAL NOTE: We only need to contribute $10/.person. Or just $5/
person... IF worse to worse... Just give $1/person/year for the next ,
3, 4 or 5 years. Is that NOT IMPOSSIBLE??
Contact for HAIS-Oz:
Mr Moualy Mouanoutoua
moualeemouanoutoua at
yahoo.com.au
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http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.hmong/msg/73e547008b6bbb56
DownUnder
More options Feb 27, 4:27 pm
It is all about Hmong!!
In my little book, "The Root & the Fruit - Hmong Identity", I have
outlined what consitutes part of being "Hmongness".
On addition, to our Hmong gene, speaking Hmong, Hmongness means that
we CARE about one another. This CARING covers THREE groups of people:
1. CARE for the LIVINGS: Yus tsev neeg, yus kwv-tij neejtsa thiab
txhua tus Hmoob. Thaum mub peb nyob ntuj qubqab, kuv tseem nco
ntsoov, kuv thaug kev pog tim Hoeueikhininh (near Muag Souei) tuaj mus
rau Phakhao. Tuaj dhau Ban Na xwb ces tsaus ntuj lawm. Kuv thiaj kuv
tijlaug ub tab tom tuaj txog ib lub zov Hmoob. Ib tsev Hmoob cia li
kom ub los pwb hauv lawv tsev tso vim tsaus ntuj lawm. Lawv muaj mov
rau ub noj tag, pua chaw rau wb pw. Sawv los, tseem ua tshais rau wb
noj, ntim wb ib pob su thiab wb mam sawv kev tuaj Phakhao. This is
WHAT is what I mean BEING HMONGNESS is all about.
2. CARE for the DEADS: Yus yug los ua ib tug Hmoob, yuv yuav tau CARE
rau yus tej members uas tau tag ib sim neej lawm. Tsis yog tias tuag
lawv ces yuav tso po-tseg...NO..NO... Yus ib tus neeg tuag lawm, yus
yuav tau ua lub nteev kom phim nws, xav nws mus kom txog pojyawg tswv-
txoob (Cov Xtian ces yuav tsum xav mus kom txog Vajtswv). Tsis tag li
no xwb, yus yuav tau nrhia ib thaj chaw kom zoo rau tus tuag, saib
memtoj kom muaj nqi zoo rau cov tub, cov ntxhais nyob tom qab. Yog
lub ntxa pua me-ntsi xwb, yus yuav tau ua neeb mus kho ntxa - ib thaj
neeb yuav siv ib tug Npua loj, ib thaj neeb yuav tau ntiav tus txiv
neeb txog li 12 hla nyiaj mas luag thiaj kam ua. Vim kev ua neeb mus
kho ntxa no mas tseem ceeb heev rau tus tuag thiab rau cov tseem muaj
siav nyob. Tus Txiv Neeb yuav tau mus haiv ib ncig nws tej vajtsev,
mus Xab nws vaj nws tseb thiab mus kho memtoj thoob pawg, mus tsa nws
rooj noj rooj haus , rooj nom rooj tswv ect... so it is a complex
issue.. but all this has to be done BEFORE any thing can be done to
that grave.
FURTHJERMORE, thaum tus tuag lub cev tseem nyob, nws ib cov ntsuj-plig
tseem nrog tus tuag nyob kom txog hnub uas nws lub cev lwb tag, ua av
thag du lub lawm, tsis tshuav dabtsis li lawm, tej ntsuj plig mam li
mus thawj-thiab tau. Lino, thaum Thaib muab Hmoob cov ntxa khawb, nws
ua rau tej ntsuj-plig tsisi mauj chaw nyob, tsis muaj vaj tsis muaj
tsev, tej n tsuj-plig qhuab tag hnub tag hmo, yuav nyob los tsis muaj
chaw, yuav mus los tsis tau txog caij vim tus khauj-khaum tus tuag
tseem nyob ntawd,,, ua rau tej ntsuj-plig qhuab nyuav, ts=ag hnub tas
hmoo... yuav ua kev looj-koov t=rau tej mentub menyaum, xeeb-leej xeeb-
ntswv mus ntau tiam..
Liino, thaum Thaib mus muab Hmoob cov ntxa tim Thaiteb khawb mas yog
ib
qhov UA TXHAWM (VIOLATION) loj tshaj npaws nyob hauv ib tug Hmoob lub
neej.
This is the GREATEST Violation of of our Hmong way of life of caring
for
our loved ones. Nothing can be more gross, more grave than disturbing
our loved ones graves.
IF this happen when we were still living in Laos, Hmoob yeej yuav ua
plaub thoob tebchaws. So, let it be UNDERSTOOD the GROSS violation
that were happening to the hmong by digging our loved ones's graves in
Thailand!!!
3. CARE for the NOT YET TO BE BORN... This is also related to the
burial sites of our loved one. Leej twg los yeej mus nria kom tau
qhov mejtoj zoo rau yus cov me tub me nyuam - ob tug tib sis. This is
also a matter of great importance. As I have mentioned once before,
thaum ub, peb muab peb yawg Xaivkaub cov mu tso qhov chaw zoo kawg
tabsis ho tso rau pem toj Lauj Khiabtoom lub ntxa lawm. Lauj Kiabtoom
tsev neeg tseem tsis zoo siab, ua plaub nrog peb tsev neeg tib si.
This is all about doing the best, caring for those yet to be born, as
part of the Hmong believe & practice over the past 5000 years.
In CONCLUSION, the grave desecration in Thailand is one of the
GREATEST violation of the Hmong way of life and those actions cannot
be left unresolved. Even those, it had happened in 2005 but progress
has been steadily moving ahead toward a satisfactory solution. The
first phase has been completed - that the Thai government has given
the undertaking that NO Hmong graves in THailand will be disturbed in
the future.
Now.. we are seeking the SOLUTION - for the two Thai Foundations to
re-
burial of all the remains in accordance with the Hmong religious
practices.
Now as we are moving to the final phase, I call upon all the Hmong
around the globe to combine force to mount a GLOBAL action to settle
this GREATEST violation for once and for all.
This is for ALL the Hmong.
Final NOTE:
NB: Tej haujlwm no tsis yog kev yuav ua kom tau ntse tau muag, tau
phlu lis tej tus SCH tau haus tawm hauv no.
This is a HMONG CAUSE that need to be solved once and for all.
The ONLY difficulty that I envisage is that (1) there are many groups
of Hmong who have worked very hard on their own, based on their own
PLAN of ACTIONS.
(2) So far, there has NOT been a ONE VISION - lub Homphiab for all
Hmong to work toward. THIS MUST BE our TOP PRIORITY NOW to formulate
ONE GLOBAL VISION only.
(3) The Hmong in each countries are working on their own plan - there
is NO COORDINATION from all the Hmong in different countries,
(4) LAST and MOST IMPORTANT.... we NEED to have ONE GLOBAL
ORGANISATION ONLY... and
(5)we must STOP using the word HMONG only
because we do not have a country, we are only a group of people who
are CITIZEN of many countries around the globe. So STOP using the word
HMONG only... WE MUST change our paradigm - take on a NEW approach,
using our GREATEST resource that is there for our disposal to use!!!.
( 6)^) WE must START using the wording such as - HMONG_AMERICAN
Orgnaisation, Hmong-OZ Organisation, Hmong-France org, Hmong-Canadian
Org ect...
(7) We must use our RIGHT as CITIZEN of our adopted countries, using
our respective government as our platform, use our Gov resource for
our cause.. use our Tax money to carry our causes..
Once we have this shift or paradigm, then only then, we will have a
platform to stand on, we will have the plentiful resource to draw
on... and we will call upon our elected government to be our
VOICE...this is the time that we are EXERCISING our RIGHT as citizen
of our respective countries...
REMEMBER... we are NO LONGER just a group of hill billy Hmong - not
any more... we are NOW CITIZEN of some of the most powerful countries
on this earth...SO.. it is TIME to FLEX our muscles and STAND UP, be
HEARD and be NOTICED and let the world know that the Hmong of the 1st
century can NOT be bully as it was in the past.
I am ready to stand up... play my part as I can, with what I have, as
an Oz Hmong.
So.. what about YOU?? Plese send in all your positive comment.
We need to be part of he SOLUTION... NOT part of the problem!
DR Pao Saykao
Executive member
HAIS - OZ