The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down - Summary and Reading Log Chapter 1 - Birth Chapter 1 goes through the traditional birthing methods and traditions of the Hmong people. One of the most significant traditions is burying the placenta. The placenta has to be strategically buried in a specific spot under the homes dirt floor or when the person dies its soul has to travel back to the placenta. This chapter also introduces the characters Nao Kao and Foua Lee. Nao is husband and father of 13
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Final Paper: “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” By: Anne Fadiman Meghan Maloney 26 April 2013 To understand the struggles that the Hmong people face living in America it is important to understand where they come from and what they have gone through. The majority of the Hmong people originate from the mountainous country of Laos. The mountains created isolation from the neighboring cultures and cultivated a clan identity. They were part of a society where everyone worked together
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and ages. Through a Hmong perspective‚ the viewer is able to understand the hardships and struggles they encounter coming to a new country. The protagonist of Gran Torino is Walt Kowalski‚ along with Thao and Sue. Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor‚ a young Hmong teenager‚ who tried to steal Kowalski ’s prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino (N.A‚ International Movie Data Base: Gran Torino).Walt Kowalski begins to slowly integrate to the Hmong family that lives
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person who doesn’t respect hirself?I think that we are treated in the same way that we think that deserve.A person who knows her value‚who has her own ideas about life and know how to made from them a reality always will be succesfull‚surrounded of people who listen to her‚who appreciate her like a personality.relationships always are based on the same values:respect‚understanding and patience and when you meet a new person don’t ferget about it.Selfconfidence is also very important‚but it only must
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When I was a child‚ I remember how my mom used to wash me‚ brash my hair‚ feed me‚ take care of me with so much love. What should I give her in reverse? A lonely place in an impersonal room on a shelter? Or a warm and full of love room in my home? People should learn to help‚ take care and protect someone in need. It is said that the kids do what they see their parents do. The treatment I apply to my parents‚ the same I would like to receive in reverse from my own kids. Any living creature needs
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differences between the Hmong culture and American medicine jeopardized the health of a little girl named Lia Lee. The story brings into light the topic of Medical anthropology‚ which is the study of medical systems‚ healing practices‚ and views of health from different cultures. Prior to reading this book‚ I was thinking of this issue in the immigrant’s perspective; I understood the mistrust that immigrants had in the health field‚ because they feel that the county is set
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such culture that has little recognition is the Hmong‚ a small tribe in the mountainous region of Laos. After the Vietnam War‚ the United States experienced a high number of immigrant refugees from Southeast Asia‚ including the Hmong. A clash of cultures occurred as the Hmong and Americans tried to live together in unity. Perhaps one of the greatest contrasts is the way health is defined. The conceptualization of illness and its treatment in the Hmong community differs greatly from the biomedical model
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Define and give a bit of its significance‚ such what these people/things/practices/rules are and do in the book (go to other side of page or a new one if necessary): Txiv neeb A shaman who was believed to have the ability to enter a trance and negotiate for his patient’s health. Was mainly used by Hmong people who couldn’t conceive children. dab a malevolent spirit that was detaining a child birth. hu plig soul calling‚ which in Laos was always the third day after child birth.
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Hmong culture: Textile art and customs As living in California with cultural diversity‚ it is important to understand and respect others’ cultural values. There are about 8 to12 million Hmong people in the world‚ and many researches have been done to explore Hmong culture and beliefs (Yang‚ 2012). Briefly to introduce‚ Hmong is a 5‚000 year old ethnicity‚ and they mostly live in Laos with a primarily agrarian life style (Yang‚ 2012). They left China as victims of Chines oppression and settled in
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When Your Patient is a Hmong Refugee‚ under the American Journal of Nursing‚ provides guidelines to the medical community in how to effectively understand Hmong patients. To understand this subject‚ author Betty Rairdan and Zana Rae Higg‚ conducted interviews with 13 families from five different clans‚ all refugee families and have resettled in Washington. The families‚ mentioned many similar ideas that were presented in The Spirit Catches You And You Fall. For instance‚ all families mentioned the
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