Editing Hmong people (section)

===Thailand===
[[File:Hmong-Ban Phaya Phipak62.JPG|thumb|Hmong girls in [[Thoeng District]], [[Thailand]]]]
{{see also|Wat Tham Krabok}}
The Hmong presence in Thailand dates back to the turn of the 20th century when families migrated from China through Laos and Burma, according to most authors. A relatively small population, they still formed dozens of villages and hamlets throughout the northern provinces. The Hmong were registered by the state as the Meo hill tribe. Then, more Hmong migrated from Laos to Thailand following the victory of the [[Pathet Lao]] in 1975. While some ended up in refugee camps, others settled in mountainous areas among more ancient [[Hill tribe (Thailand)|Hill Tribes]].<ref name="Baird 2013 120–151">{{cite book|last=Baird|first=Ian G.|title=The monks and the Hmong: The special relationship between the Chao Fa and the Tham Krabok Buddhist Temple in Saraburi Province, Thailand. In Vladimir Tikhonov and Torkel Brekke (eds.), Violent Buddhism – Buddhism and Militarism in Asia in the Twentieth Century|year=2013|publisher=Routledge|location=London|pages=120–151}}</ref>