Many commenters who were not Hmong sympathized with this issue, stating that it has many universal tones. I will say that the protection of predators is largely tied in with the patriarchal nature of Hmong culture, since majority of the perpetrators are male. I think we find this to be true in many patriarchal cultures, including the main stream American culture. It may not pertain just to child molestation, but let’s look at all of the Brock Turners of the world, at what happened in Sandusky Ohio with their football team, at Brett Kavanaugh, etc. The list goes on and on.

Thank you, sincerely, for your sympathy. I only hope that shedding light on this topic gives some power back to victims and allows them to shed some of the shame.