![]() Reviews: "For the Hmong people of Laos, "the spirit catches you and you fall down" describes what Westerners call epilepsy. You can read excerpts from inside this book at the official site and at, or hear the author reading an excerpt (requires free RealPlayer software). ![]() ![]() Please remember, you do not have to read the Book of the Quarter to attend to discussion.Īlthough the details of this book are specific to the Hmong people of Laos and this one family's experience with the American medical system, the compelling issue of health care being as much about cultural awareness and sensitivity as it is about prescribing the right medicine is one that we can all relate to. The spring event will be held during National Library Week on Wednesday, April 21, from noon - 1 p.m., in the Orradre Library Boland Reading Room. The Multicultural Center (MCC) and Unity RLC have chosen a compelling and provocative book as spring's book of the quarter: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down : a Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures, by Anne Fadiman. ![]()
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