The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
by Anne Fadiman
Anne Fadiman’s acclaimed work examines the complex meeting of Hmong traditions and American medical practice. Through the story of a child, her family, and her doctors, it explores cultural difference, communication, and the difficult consequences that can arise when patients and healthcare providers understand illness in profoundly different ways.
About This Book
Anne Fadiman examines the intersection of Hmong culture and American medicine.
Centered on a Hmong child, her family, and her American doctors, the book considers how differing cultural perspectives can shape medical care.
It offers a human-focused account of cross-cultural misunderstanding, communication, and the challenges of treatment across cultural boundaries.
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