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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Summary. The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down is a work of literary nonfiction that chronicles the life and medical troubles of a young girl named Lia Lee. In the 1980s, Lia is a young member of Merced, California’s Hmong population, a group of immigrants and refugees who had previously lived in ...
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee...
Sep 28, 1998 · Amazon.com: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures: 9780374525644: Fadiman, Anne: Books. Books. ›. Literature & Fiction. ›. History & Criticism. $9.96. Other Used, New, Collectible from $0.74. Buy new: $9.96. List Price: $15.00 Details. Save: $5.04 (34%)
Apr 24, 2012 · Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. 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.
Sep 30, 1997 · The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures. Anne Fadiman. Macmillan, Sep 30, 1997 - Biography & Autobiography -...
Apr 24, 2012 · 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.
Apr 24, 2012 · Anne Fadiman. Macmillan, Apr 24, 2012 - Family & Relationships - 355 pages. When three-month-old Lia Lee arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was...
