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Search - The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down : A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down A Hmong Child Her American Doctors and the Collision of Two Cultures Author: Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction — When three-month-old Lia Lee Arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors would ever recover. Lia's parents, Foua and Nao Kao, were part of a large Hmong community in... more »
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crackabook reviewed The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down : A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures on
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Who are the Hmong, where do they come from and why are they here in America? What are their beliefs/culture? This and more is covered by the author as you follow the struggle of one loving family in a new and strange land trying to survive and raise their children. Non-fiction, I recommend this read to enlighten you to your new neighbors.
Marian A. reviewed The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down : A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures on + 9 more book reviews
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Very interesting look at Hmong culture.
Genres:
- History >> Ancient >> Early Civilization
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- Parenting & Relationships >> Family Health
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Anthropology >> General
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Emigration & Immigration
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Sociology >> General
- Medicine >> Physician & Patient >> Medical Ethics
- Medical Books >> Medicine >> Medical Ethics