Fall Down’‚ Lia‚ a Hmong baby girl‚ is born to a Hmong family living in California as refugees away from their war torn land in Laos. In Laos the Lee’s where farmers and lived in the country according to their Hmong traditions and beliefs. In California they barely understood the language‚ much less Western culture or medicinal practices. In Hmong tradition‚ illness was seen as a spiritual problem rather than a physical problem and a Shaman that practiced spiritual ceremonies and used natural remedies
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down tells the story of Lia Lee‚ a Hmong child with epilepsy‚ whose tragic downfall reveals the dangers of a lack of cross-cultural communication in the medical profession. At the age of three months‚ Lia had her first seizure caused by the sound of a door being slammed shut‚ by her older sister Yer. Their parents‚ Foua and Nao Kao believed that the sound of the door had caused Lia’s soul to flee‚ they called her illness “qaug dab peg”‚ which means “the spirit
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1. How is this family ‘constituted’ in the world? What customs‚ practices‚ beliefs and views of health are important to them? The Lee family is of Hmong culture‚ they came to America as refugees from Laos. The Lee family has numerous practices and beliefs that differ from the American society they are in. Constitution can be explained as the formation of oneself from experiences‚ traditions‚ instructions and knowledge passed down from generations (Doane and Varco‚ 2015). These teachings and
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to be born in a hospital. Her parents‚ Nao Kao and Foua‚ were Hmong immigrants who fled to the United States. This story is a journey of the family’s struggle‚ with their special daughter Lia‚ and also the doctors who played an important role in their lives. The biggest struggle‚ however‚ was the conflicting views and beliefs of these two parties. To understand this conflict the reader must first know who the Hmong actually are. The Hmong are what most people would consider to be a primitive people
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to relieve illness or injury. In the Hmong society‚ people go to a txiv neeb‚ a shaman‚ who is believed to be a “person with a healing spirit” (Fadiman‚ 1997‚ p. 21) to cure their illnesses. A txiv neeb knows that to cure an illness you must treat the soul‚ in addition to the body. This is important to the Hmong because in their society the soul has a great deal of importance. In Anne Fadiman`s The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down‚ the Lees‚ a family of Hmong refugees from Laos‚ are placed in a
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2. First define “Shaman” and “Medium”. What do Shamans and Mediums do in Iceland? Then compare their activities in Iceland to that of at least one small-scale “traditional culture” or ethnic group you have seen or read about in our class. Difference between Shaman and Medium in Iceland Shamans and Mediums are very similar in their definitions. A medium is “a practitioner who intentionally communicates with the supernatural to find information” (1:262). While a shaman is someone who is “a
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presentation of Hmong culture and medical culture? I absolutely believe that the author was evenhanded in her presentation of the two cultures. Throughout the book it was clear that she tried to look at everything from as many perspectives as possible to accurately portray the Hmong culture and medical culture. 3. Over the centuries‚ the Hmong fought against many different peoples who claimed sovereignty over their lands. What role has this tumultuous history played in the formation of Hmong culture?
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Walt’s once all White neighborhood has become occupied by the Hmong people. The Hmong people represent a part of Southeast Asia‚ such as Thailand‚ Laos‚ and China. The Hmong came to America because during the war they fought on the American side and the Vietnamese waged a war against the Hmong people after the Americans left. Due to this change in neighbors‚ Walt is now forced to confront his own lingering prejudice when a troubled Hmong teen‚ Thao Vang Lor‚ from next door attempts to steal his prized
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understand the Hmong beliefs of “quag dab peg‚” there may have been efforts to make changes to Lia’s medical care and to make the Lee’s more comfortable and compliant with the treatment regimen provided to Lia. There was a lack of access to interpreters to help with the Lia’s; However‚ the staff could have contacted sources outside the hospital such as a shaman to make the Lee’s more comfortable with the approach to healing their daughter. The staff made no efforts to hide their biases to the Hmong culture
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Lia ’s parents‚ Foua and Nao Kao‚ were part of a large Hmong community in Merced‚ refugees from the CIA-run "Quiet War" in Laos. The Hmong‚ traditionally a close-knit and fiercely people‚ have been less amenable to assimilation than most immigrants‚ adhering steadfastly to the rituals and beliefs of their ancestors. Lia ’s pediatricians‚ Neil Ernst
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