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This is a great book for not only understanding Hmong culture, but American culture as well. A very well written anthropologically informed study of the relationship between a Hmong family, their severely epilectic daughter, Americans, cultural ideas, and medical systems. A great read.
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dlm, January 1, 2012
This is a great book for not only understanding Hmong culture, but American culture as well. A very well written anthropologically informed study of the relationship between a Hmong family, their severely epilectic daughter, Americans, cultural ideas, and medical systems. A great read.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)