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In the article The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, written by Anne Fadiman, starts off by talking about the Hmong cultures idea of birthing. Fadiman uses Lia Lee’s mother birthing experience of her thirteen kids to illustrate just how the culture viewed such a process. Lia’s mom, Foua, would typically have her children in her own home and without the attendance of a birthing attendant. Foua would vaginally deliver the baby without screaming or even moaning as she was afraid that it would prevent the birth of the child. Lia’s mother had given birth to her first twelve children this way. The Hmong culture considered the placenta to be a very important and it was believed to be important for the afterlife of their people. The placenta …show more content…
That to me is something very unimaginable and I would never be able to go through with something like that. I greatly respect the Hmong’s beliefs of spirits, even though it is not something that I believe in. I do understand that this is something that I will see at some point in my career and it is something that I must not be closed minded to. We are all human beings and just because our beliefs are different, it does not mean that we can make ourselves superior to them. One thing that I did not agree with in this case study, was that doctors, in most cases, automatically assumed that the Hmong people were going to eat of the placenta. They did not care to even ask the Hmong people why they would want the placenta, which to the people is very important. In the second reading, I was so happy to see that Mohamed and her 6 kids were able to find her a place to live that provided essential resources. I think it is great that the town of Lewiston was able to provide to the Somalis people as well. However, I do understand why the Mayor wrote the letter to the Somali elders and why the people of Lewiston were so upset about the amount of Somalis people that were migrating to their town. I thought that how the Somalis people and locals handled the situation was great. The Somalis people were very peaceful and I felt that they were very grateful for the opportunity that they were
In the article The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, written by Anne Fadiman, starts off by talking about the Hmong cultures idea of birthing. Fadiman uses Lia Lee’s mother birthing experience of her thirteen kids to illustrate just how the culture viewed such a process. Lia’s mom, Foua, would typically have her children in her own home and without the attendance of a birthing attendant. Foua would vaginally deliver the baby without screaming or even moaning as she was afraid that it would prevent the birth of the child. Lia’s mother had given birth to her first twelve children this way. The Hmong culture considered the placenta to be a very important and it was believed to be important for the afterlife of their people. The placenta …show more content…
That to me is something very unimaginable and I would never be able to go through with something like that. I greatly respect the Hmong’s beliefs of spirits, even though it is not something that I believe in. I do understand that this is something that I will see at some point in my career and it is something that I must not be closed minded to. We are all human beings and just because our beliefs are different, it does not mean that we can make ourselves superior to them. One thing that I did not agree with in this case study, was that doctors, in most cases, automatically assumed that the Hmong people were going to eat of the placenta. They did not care to even ask the Hmong people why they would want the placenta, which to the people is very important. In the second reading, I was so happy to see that Mohamed and her 6 kids were able to find her a place to live that provided essential resources. I think it is great that the town of Lewiston was able to provide to the Somalis people as well. However, I do understand why the Mayor wrote the letter to the Somali elders and why the people of Lewiston were so upset about the amount of Somalis people that were migrating to their town. I thought that how the Somalis people and locals handled the situation was great. The Somalis people were very peaceful and I felt that they were very grateful for the opportunity that they were