Hmong American Concepts of Health (Studies in Asian Americans)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (935 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138971863 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 254 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
America's healthcare system in the twenty-first century faces a variety of pressures and challenges, not the least of which is that posed by the increasingly multicultural nature of American society itself. That these Hmong Americans should continue to adhere to a tradition of folk medicine, rather than embrace the modern healthcare system of America, poses questions that must be answered. In so doing, it identifies factors that either obstruct or enable healthcare delivery to the Hmong, specifically a target sample of Hmong Americans resident in Colorado. Drawing upon scientific methods of data collection, the research reveals attitudes currently held by a group of American citizens toward health and medicine which run the gamut from the very modern to those which have prevailed in the highlands of Southeast Asia for centuries.. This book takes up the task of examining Hmong American concepts of health, illness and healing, and looks at the Hmong American experience with conventional medicine. Large numbers among the Hmong, immigrants from the landlocked Asian nation of Laos, continue to prefer their own ancient medical traditions
About the Author DIA CHA is an instructor at St. . Cloud, Minnesota, where she teaches courses in cultural anthropology and Hmong culture and history. Cloud State University in St
. DIA CHA is an instructor at St. Cloud, Minnesota, where she teaches courses in cultural anthropology and Hmong culture and history. Cloud State University in St