The spirit catches you and you fall down : a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.
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9780374533403
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.
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ix, 355 pages ; 21 cm.
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English
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9780374533403

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Includes new afterword by the author.
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Originally published: New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1997.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-340) and index.
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia's parents and her doctors both wanted what was best for Lia, but the lack of understanding between them led to tragedy. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest, and the Salon Book Award, Anne Fadiman's compassionate account of this cultural impasse is literary journalism at its finest. -- Provided by Publisher on back cover.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fadiman, A. (2012). The spirit catches you and you fall down: a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures (Paperback edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fadiman, Anne, 1953-. 2012. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fadiman, Anne, 1953-. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fadiman, Anne. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures Paperback edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.

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