Hello my sisters and allies!

There is an attempt to gather nation-wide data about forced marriages within
immigrant communities. It would be great to have some a few folks share
information about this phenomenon within the Hmong community. Please fill
it out or forward to others. Thanks!

Lisa Xyooj


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Subject: REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION: National Survey on Forced Marriage in
U.S. Immigrant Communities, Tahirih Justice Center (Deadline 7-13-11)
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*Forced Marriage in Immigrant Communities *
*in the United States*

The Tahirih Justice Center
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is a non-profit legal advocacy organization with offices in Falls Church,
VA, Baltimore, MD, and Houston, TX that works to protect immigrant women and
girls fleeing violence.

Over the last three years, Tahirih and several of our colleague
organizations have been alerted to a number of cases of forced marriages
involving young women from immigrant families residing in the United States.
Some of these young women and their parents are US citizens; others are
legal permanent residents, refugees, asylees, or have other immigration
statuses. The United Kingdom and a few other countries have begun to
recognize and address forced marriage through new laws and policies, but the
United States has yet to develop a coordinated national response to the
problem, leaving young women in crisis with few resources or options.

*You are receiving this survey because you are a service provider,
advocate, community leader, educator, law enforcement officer, or other
professional who may have vital information about cases of forced marriage
(either threatened, or that have already occurred) in immigrant communities
in the United States.
*
This survey has been prepared in close consultation with sociologists and
community-based/advocacy organizations with relevant expertise. While we
recognize that forced marriage can occur in any community, this survey
focuses on forced marriage in immigrant communities in the United States. It
is not intended to stigmatize any community or to sensationalize the issue.
Through the survey, we hope to better understand the nature and scope of
forced marriage in immigrant communities in the United States, identify key
stakeholders, and develop a collaborative national support network for those
facing forced marriage. We also hope to foster respectful conversations—both
nationally and at the community level—that reflect the complexity and
sensitivity of the issue.

*Survey information:*
The survey will be available online at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TahirihForcedMarriageSurvey<http://e2ma.net/go/70\
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ForcedMarriageSurvey>from
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 to Wednesday, July 13, 2011.
*Please complete the survey prior to 5:00 pm EST on Wednesday, July 13th to
ensure that your responses are fully recorded.*

The survey should take between 10 and 30 minutes to complete (depending on
how many questions are relevant to your experiences). If you need to exit
the survey before completing it, your answers will be saved and you may
return to the same computer to edit or complete your responses until the
survey closes at 5:00 pm EST on Wednesday, July 13th.
*Wide distribution of this survey is crucial — please forward the survey to
others*
*who may have encountered cases of forced marriage.*
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If you have any questions as you take this survey, please contact Heather
Heiman (Senior Public Policy Attorney, Tahirih Justice Center) at (571)
282-6195 or fmsurvey@....
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