Episode 04/05 Resources:
Domestic Violence
HOTLINES:
Wisconsin Hmong Family Strengthening Hotline: 1-877-740-4292 (English and Hmong)
**They welcome all calls even if you do not reside in Wisconsin.**
Womankind 24-Hour Multilingual Helpline: 1-888-888-7702
(English, Spanish, and 18+ Asian languages and dialects including Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Tagalog, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, and Vietnamese)
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or TTY 1-800-787-3224
National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 or TTY 1-800-799-4889
Crisis Text Line: Text “HOME” to 741-741
TAKE ACTION on VAWA:
Urge your Senators to support the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). You can find your Senators here and/or use this guide to take action!
Call (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to demand that he gives VAWA a vote in the Senate.
reports/studies/fact sheets:
Social Factors Related to Domestic Violence Among Hmong Adults
Wisconsin Domestic Violence Homicide Report 2006-2007 - see page 30 for impact on Hmong and Lao communities
10 Tips to Have an Informed Conversation About Domestic Violence
AAPI/Hmong DV Organizations/COALITIONS:
Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Resource Project - serves survivors of domestic violence and assault in the DC, Maryland & Virginia communities
My Sister’s House - serves AAPI and other underserved women and children impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking
Wisconsin Refugee Family Strengthening Programs - lists Hmong organizations in Wisconsin
Freedom, Inc. - serves the Dane County, Wisconsin area to end violence against people of color, women, non-binary identities, youth, and elders to promote a healthy lifestyle
ManFoward - builds new practices of brotherhood among men, boys, and masculinities to end gender based violence by promoting gender equity
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence - based in Sacramento but works throughout California
Manavi - serves South Asian women affected by violence in the New Jersey area
Center for the Asian Pacific Family - adresses domestic violence and sexual assault in AAPI communities in Los Angeles
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence - serves pan-Asian survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence in the Massachusetts and greater New England area
Woman Kind - formerly the New York Asian Women’s Center, based in New York to support survivors of violence and their families
news stories/COVERAGE of Hmong DV incidents:
Hmong Community Reacts to Murder-Suicide (Fresno, CA - 2015)
Murder-Suicide Raises Concerns of Hmong Culture Clash - in response to the 2015 incident
Officials ID New Brighton Husband, Wife In Apparent Murder-Suicide (New Brighton, MN - Oct, 2019)
Grand Chute Police Identify Man and Woman Found Dead of Gunshot Wounds (Grand Chute, WI - Oct, 2019)
#MeToo Propels a Response to Domestic Violence in the Hmong Community
Hmong Murder-Suicides - a blog started in 2011 by a Hmong woman, MB, to record the ongoing murder-suicides in the Hmong community
Other SUpport
Purchase a “Txhob Ua Siab Ntev” t-shirt from The Story Cloth Shop. All proceeds will go towards a Hmong domestic violence awareness organization.