The spirit catches you and you fall down

a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures

341 pages

English language

Published Nov. 15, 1998 by Noonday Press.

ISBN:
978-0-374-52564-4
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OCLC Number:
39956563

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Discusses a sick child of Laotian immigrants whose beliefs conflict with Western medicine.

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Subjects

  • Transcultural medical care -- California -- Case studies
  • Hmong American children -- Medical care -- California
  • Hmong Americans -- Medicine
  • Intercultural communication
  • Epilepsy in children

Places

  • California