Differences In The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down

Having spent my entire childhood living in very small, rural areas of Wisconsin, I was rarely exposed to diversity. My undergraduate education at Loyola University Chicago introduced and allowed me to interact with a range of people from various cultures and ethnicities. This newfound experience taught me that people see and interpret things differently and that cultural beliefs are not the only factors that influence differences in opinion. The community, environment, and even one’s friends can also contribute to the way a person interprets things.

One example is, “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down,” a book about the struggles faced by the Lee family after emigrating from Laos to America. Foua delivered her 14th child, only this