The Question and Answer section for The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Doctor's are insensitive to Lia's culture, and as such, they do not consider the family's cultural beliefs when forcing certain treatments on Lia regardless of her family's feelings. This include taking Lia away from her parents and placing her in...
The Hmong traditionally lived high in the mountains of Laos, where they practiced agriculture and subsisted primarily on rice, vegetables, herbs, and occasionally pork or chicken. They believe that most disease has a spiritual cause and can be...
The United States, under President Kennedy, was convinced that if Laos fell to communism, the same would happen to South Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Burma. They were eager to support the anticommunist government and to cut the military supply...
