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Reading this in small chicks for my grad school assignment

All good books read in June! I think the tagged book was my favorite. It's themes are timeless & this will be a good re-read one day.

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I'm still working on Amber & Lacey's Stories about Racism because I switched to the audiobook on the suggestion of @Cinfhen. Now I can only read when my husband is around too. 😄 It is pretty awesome on audio, but I'm glad to have the print book also for the photos.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Still timely & relevant, one of the best summaries/explainers I've read about the Hmong tribes working with the CIA in Laos during the Vietnam war, necessitating the migration of tens of thousands of Hmong refugees to the US when the communist government took over. Besides throwing some light on the broken spots in US healthcare, the book asks important questions about immigrant assimilation. ⬇

Excellent book about the Hmong (pronounced MUNG), their history and emigration to the US after the Vietnam War. Also about one Hmong family‘s experience with the US medical system. And why medically related cultural sensitivity and accommodation makes a huge difference for everyone involved. Maddening but inspiring.

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com #readingasia #laos #nonfictionchallenge2022 #abouthelpingothers #thebibliophage2021

If Lia Lee had been born in the highlands of northwest Laos, where her parents and twelve of her brothers and sisters were born, her mother would have squatted on the floor of the house that her father had built from ax-hewn planks thatched with bamboo and grass.

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This book was outstanding. A heartbreaking and riveting true story of a family of Hmong refugees from Laos in America in the 1980s. When their young daughter develops a seizure disorder that baffles doctors, a clash between their traditional culture and a healthcare system when culture had absolutely zero relevance to providers creates catastrophe. ⤵️

I just finished rereading this 1997 academic ethnography that focuses on the class between cultures, science, and faith. Aside from the medical issues raised in the story, I am always taken with the ideas of how cultural perspective can change how we interpret events. Such an important read - the topic is timeless. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read most of this book at the beach while the boys swam and buried each other in the sand (thought those of you feeling cold might like a beach image!)
What a book! I picked this up after hearing @ReadingEnvy mention it on her podcast a while ago. If you liked Henrietta Lacks this 1990s non fiction may appeal to you. Like that book, this looks at a medical case and through that a much wider social issue.⬇️

i had to read this book for my class on culturally responsive teaching. although it‘s about multiculturalism in the medical system there are definitely lessons to be learned and applied to the education system. it was cool to learn about hmong culture, spirituality & epistemologies! although i‘m not particularly interested in anthropology, the author is careful not to fall into typical pitfalls of the field such as orientalism which i appreciate.

I need to read a text book and write a paper by Sunday. Have not looked at the other class assignment yet. So of course I‘m on Litsy! This list of non fiction is full of books that are on my mount TBR and wishlist. Would love to hear what you all think of these books too. https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/11/50-best-nonfiction-books.html?utm_sourc...

This afterword is the most goddamned wholesome thing.

Don‘t mind me, just sitting here crying in the dining hall 🥺😭💔

After a whirlwind month during which I made a lot of decisions very quickly out of what felt like necessity, I finally slowed down enough to think about what is POSSIBLE, not just what‘s most efficient. As some of you know from SOTT, my position at LT was one of two eliminated in August. I adjusted my courseload, so I‘m full-time, but only taking three classes so I can really dive into the work. My planner felt like a lie, so I fixed it. 😋

I cackled.

“Because how do you know for certain he‘s going to die unless you‘re going to kill him?”
Hard to argue with that logic 🤷🏻‍♀️

Starting the 3 chapters for tomorrow morning.
“Violence, starvation, destitution, exile, and death were, however horrific, within the sphere of known, or at least conceivable, tragedies. What had happened to Lia was outside that sphere.”

“When you are on the other side, You will not be like what you were before you get through the Mekong. On the other side you cannot say to your wife, I love you more than my life. She saw! You cannot say that anymore! And when you try to restick this thing together it is like putting glue on a broken glass.”

“When it became apparent that there would be no more planes, a collective wail rose from the crowd and echoed against the mountains. The shelling of Long Tieng began that afternoon. A long line of Hmong, carrying their children and old people, started to move across the plateau, heading toward Thailand.”

I don‘t know how this is the first time a college class I‘ve taken has prioritized vocabulary building: not memorization of terms, though I imagine some of that is inevitable, but being asked to bring a word we didn‘t know from the reading in to class. I can‘t tell you how many words I understand well enough from context that I don‘t bother looking up, but then I‘m not likely to remember or use them either, without looking up and writing down.

“‘And how long have you had these headaches?” asked one bored doctor. His Hmong patient replied matter-of-factly, ‘Ever since I got shot in the head.‘”
I cackled. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This is just charming, I love it.

Got home late but still need to get some reading done for class. Xander is helping, per usual. #catsofLitsy

1. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
2. Ability to time travel
3. ♓️
4. 📚 ☕️ 🚲 🚶🏻‍♀️
5. 🤙🏼🤙🏼

#friyayintro

2. Probably one of the Minions movies?
3. This summer, Polar Seltzer and hot dogs.
4. No clue. Maybe 25-ish, but then there are their children, their grandchildren, their great grandchildren...
5. 👌 #friyayintro @howjessreads

What an incredible read! A clash of Western medicine with Hmong culture, exasperated by a lack of translators, cultural understanding, and education on both sides. ⤵️

2. No way, I could spend my time reading.
3. 41F. I‘m convinced this place has like eight months of winter.
4. Right now, I could go for tzatziki toast.
5. 👋👋👋

@howjessreads #friyayintro

I‘m joining in anyway whether y‘all like it or not. 😂

1. Northeastern Massachusetts, but it‘s not where I live. I‘m just there right now.
2. Oh come now, that‘s like trying to pick a favorite child. 😂 I‘m just going to go with the general nonfiction genre.
3. Again, lol. I‘m on a J. A. Jance kick today.
4. See tagged. If you have not read it, go read it. It‘s vital.

#socialsunday @EchoLogical

#WeNeedDiverseBooks #24in48 #readathon #unicornlamp

Medicare for all + give your money to refugees

I wont say much because this is a book for my #LMPBC group, but this was such a GOOD book. I laughed, I cried and enjoyed everything I learned from it

Trying to get back into reading after my snowstorm slump. We spent several days at the in-laws and I just have zero motivation to read over there. Is it just me or does everyone have that place you find you just CAN NOT read in?

@Book_Lust I got the book today for #LMPBC Round 004! I cant wait to start reading!!!!

2 hour delay, thanks to the first snow fall of the year! ❄️ 7:37 am, Green Tea Matcha, and my #lmpbc #round4 read.

Jaw dropping cultural misunderstandings.

I didn‘t expect to like this book so much. Definitely an eye opener to our ignorance. #mustread

I‘ve been intrigued by this book for years, and I finally bought a copy. Summer TBR stack! 😊

Some 🍵 and morning reading for my mental health book club. This one feels especially relevant for my work right now.

Good book. Left a lasting impression.

This is a wonderful nonfiction book about a Hmong family of #refugees who have a sick child. The author does a great job explaining the difficulties refugees face, not only with the US medical system, but also when the two cultures clash. #junebookbugs

Not a light read, but an important one. I think it might work its way onto my syllabus. #LitsyAtoZ #LetterW #TeachersOfLitsy #ReadTheWorld

#Sancho would much prefer I come to bed than read. #DogsOfLitsy #ReadTheWorld

The best reading buddy anywhere! #Sancho #DogsOfLitsy

Nowhere near the coldest night of the year but I'm freezing and huddled under the comforter. That lump you see is #Sancho warming up my feet ;)

Two visiting munchkins and #Sancho share the air mattress tonight. I guess I get the couch. #dogsoflitsy #springbreak #teachersoflitsy

Family comes to visit, so I get the air mattress on the floor. And with an 8 and 7 year old plus 15-month-old twins here for the week, I'm pretty sure my snowpacalypse isn't going to be a quiet one!

Sneakily watching me eat Girl Scout cookies while I read. #Sancho #dogsoflitsy

Seven hours of sleep is enough before a Monday morning, right? Six?

I'm doing an independent study course with a student about culture and health. This is our next read! #teachersoflitsy #readdiversity

I thought I couldn't hit fifty. I think I'll try for 100 books in 2017. The book referenced above was my favorite read of 2016 by far. It's a fascinating look at cultural factors in healthcare. #culturalcompetency #hmong #bestof2016