What crop Do Hmong grow and harvest as noted in chapter ten?
Though they grow their own food, their primary cash crop is opium, which is used only sparingly within Hmong society for both medical and religious purposes. They also practice a unique farming method known as “slash-and-burn” (10.8).
Why did the US fight a war by proxy in Laos The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down?
Because the United States wanted to stop the spread of communism but couldn’t outwardly intervene because of the Geneva Accords, the CIA secretly armed and trained a group of Hmong soldiers to fight alongside the Royal Lao army.
Why did Lia’s family think she was transferred to a different hospital in Chapter 11?
Thinking that the situation was under control, Neil called Valley Children’s Hospital in Fresno (which was better equipped to handle such serious problems) and arranged for Lia to be transferred for the weekend, instructing them on the details of her case so that she would be adequately cared for in his absence.
What crop did the Hmong grow and harvest in Laos?
The Hmong grew better than any other group in Laos the opium poppy. This had been the case since the end of the eighteenth century when the British East India Company introduced the poppy to China, and the Hmong became the master growers.
What are the reasons the Hmong collaborated with the US and the CIA?
The Hmong had their own reasons for defending the Royal Lao government, and thus, collaborating with the United States. They feared that the communists were more apt to threaten their autonomy. They knew the y wouldn’t approve of swidden agriculture and because the Hmong had sided with the French, they fear reprisals.
What is the Hmong religion?
The Hmong religion is traditionally animist (animism is the belief in the spirit world and in the interconnectedness of all living things). At the center of Hmong culture is the Txiv Neeb, the shaman (literally, “father/master of spirits”).
What is the main theme of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down?
Objective: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman is a critically acclaimed book describing the importance of understanding cultural influence on health care and health outcomes.
How does The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down End?
The Spirit Catches You closes with a neeb ceremony—a Hmong religious ritual meant to bring Lia’s soul back to her body after a big seizure leaves her officially brain-dead. As an outsider, author Anne Fadiman is our gateway into these proceedings.
How does the Hmong folktale about how Shee Yee fought with nine evil DAB brothers reflect Hmong culture?
The 9 brothers turned themselves into water buffalos, so did Shee yee, and continued changing what he was to avoid the brothers. at the end he turned into a red at and bit the last brother who was a cat on the testicles. This reflects the Hmong people’s self-dependence.
What was the prescription medication mentioned in chapter five that Lia took most often?
The greatest problem, for both the Lees and the hospital, was Lia’s medication. Most of the time, she was on a combination of Phenobarbital, Dilantin, Tegretol, and Depakene along with antibiotics, antihistamines, and bronchodilating drugs.
What language do Hmong speak?
Hmong / Mong (/ˈmʌŋ/; RPA: Hmoob, [m̥ɔ̃́]; Nyiakeng Puachue: ; Pahawh: 𖬌𖬣𖬵, [m̥ɔ̃́]) is a dialect continuum of the West Hmongic branch of the Hmongic languages spoken by the Hmong People of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hainan, northern Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos.
How did the Hmong come to America?
Most Hmong Americans consist of those that fled to the United States as refugees in the late 1970s due to their cooperation with the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency operatives in northern Laos during the Vietnam War, and their descendants.