Tag: bride
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‘Bride Price: A Hmong Wedding Story’ author among others at Banfill-Locke reading
“I’m especially happy that I have been associated with these three authors for many years,” says Diego Vazquez Jr. “I find it remarkable that they have publications coming out at the same time.” Vasquez is talking about Mai Neng Moua, Nora Murphy … Read Full Article
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A spring torrent of new books with Minnesota connections awaits
“The Bride Price: A Hmong Wedding Story” by Mai Neng Moua (Minnesota Historical Society Press): When Mai Neng Moua decided to get married, her widowed mother wanted the groom to follow Hmong custom and pay a bride price. Mai Neng and her fiance … Read Full Article
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Couple guilty of taking 13-year-old girl into U.S. to become child bride of polygamous church prophet
The were alleged to have taken the girls to marry members in a polygamous community in the United States. Former Hmong child bride goes public with allegations of abuse in ‘unprecedented’ U.S. lawsuit ‘This time I will marry a girl of 12’: Abused 14 … Read Full Article