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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

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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 ... Show synopsis

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  • The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures

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Overall customer rating: 4.556
Lindagram

Outstanding read

by Lindagram on Nov 10, 2011

Fascinating read on how complex cross-cultural care is and the efforts that some trauma folks make in the heat of the moment. I bought this book for my pre-med friends. More

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by Mary Lee A on Oct 13, 2011

Very interesting descriptions of the difficulties presented by cultural differences in a medical setting. More appropriate for those entering/in the medical professions. More

Hayls

Very good book, must read

by Hayls on Nov 4, 2010

This book is amazing. It will have you frustrated at times and still loving all people involved in Lia's treatment. More

fiddler

A Second Dimension to Healthcare

by fiddler on Mar 2, 2010

I read this for my anthropology class, and as a Pre-Med, this book was beyond beneficial---it really opened my eyes and mind to a perspective I never considered. With science taking over as the revered thing of the millenium... we dismiss culture as being naive, primitive. But practices don't live ... More

Winkadink

Engaging!

by Winkadink on Mar 28, 2009

This book was required reading for a linguistic anthropology course, but I wound up thoroughly enjoying it. The book draws you in without you realizing it. More

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