These beginning two chapters laid the foundation of who the Hmong people are, some of their traditions, and values that they live by. Chapter one, Birth, talked about the Hmong people on a broad scale by looking at the Lee family. Within the first few pages there is an overwhelming emphasis on family and tradition.Continue reading Chapter 1&2
Chapter 1 & 2 Reflection
Chapters 1 and 2 of the novel introduces readers to the culture of the Hilltribe called “Hmong.” Both chapters go into detail about cultural norms and expectations while also introducing Lia Lee and her family as the protagonists of the story. Chapter 1 first explains the birth of Lia Lee and the numerous cultural mythsContinue reading Chapter 1 & 2 Reflection
Chapters 1 and 2 Blog Post
In these first two chapters, the author sets the stage by introducing us to the family whose journey we will be following for the rest of the chapters to come. They’re Hmong, a marginalized group of people, in East Asia. This family settled in Laos. From the very beginning, the author reveals just how differentContinue reading Chapters 1 and 2 Blog Post
Chapter 1 and 2
I thought that the first chapter was really interesting. I thought it was amazing that a mother of over twelve children could deliver a baby without screaming or disturbing any of the other family members in the house. From the stories I have heard about natural childbirth, it sounds like the most painful and emotional experience thatContinue reading Chapter 1 and 2
Chapters 1 & 2
Upon reading the first two chapters of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, it was hard to miss the major health & cultural disparities between Hmong and American societies. While reading through Foua’s past births in the highlands of northwest Laos, I could not help but notice the immediate differences between there and Foua’sContinue reading Chapters 1 & 2
Ch 1 & 2 Blog Post
Upon reading the first two chapters of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, I found myself deeply fascinated with the Hmong history and beliefs. The Hmong are described as a people that has always been persecuted and never had their own land. Yet, they have continued to persist and have never given inContinue reading Ch 1 & 2 Blog Post
Chapters 1 & 2
The first two chapters discuss the traditions of the Hmong culture, especially when it comes to child birth. The Hmong people have traditions that are drastically different from Western medicine, due to their location and sociopolitical status. The first chapter gives a brief summary of Foua’s experience with child birth and the way it isContinue reading Chapters 1 & 2
Chapters 1 & 2
The Hmong people cannot be conquered; they do not surrender under any circumstance and will always choose to fight, flee or die before they sacrifice their honor. The author begins at the very beginning (as is the Hmong custom of story-telling) with the origin of the Hmong and gives the readers an insight into theContinue reading Chapters 1 & 2
Chapters 1 & 2
The novel starts off explaining many fascinating traditions that the Hmong woman follow when trying to conceive up until birthing a child. Being a refugee from Laos, it was not until her 14th child that Foua gave birth in a hospital. This experience was very peculiar to her. The story then backtracks to the beginning.Continue reading Chapters 1 & 2
Chapters 1 and 2
Chapter 1 opens by describing the Lee family and pieces of their heritage. Foua, Nao, and their children are a family of Hmong refugees from Laos. Now residing in Merced, CA, their 14th child was born in Merced Community Medical Center –making Lia the only child to be born in the U.S. Of the 14Continue reading Chapters 1 and 2
