![]() ![]() Ultimately, everything comes to a head when Lia's doctor, Neil Ernst, gets fed up with this lack of communication and sends Lia into a foster home. Lia's treatment is complicated by Nao Kao's and Foua's inability to speak English, making it all but impossible to communicate with her doctors. ![]() Their daughter Lia is born and tragedy strikes: she has frequent seizures and is diagnosed with epilepsy. Hmong refugees Nao Kao and Foua Lee have settled in beautiful Merced, California with their family. We watch as their communities are decimated by communist forces, forcing the Hmong to risk life and limb to make it to America. ![]() government in the so-called "Quiet War" (and you can bet that's an oxymoron if we've ever heard one). We watch as the Vietnam War destabilizes the region, forcing the Hmong to fight for the U.S. We watch as these folks are driven from China for refusing to assimilate its culture, then eventually make their way to the mountains of Laos. There are two different stories happening in The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down.Ī good portion of the book is spent recounting Hmong history. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Summary ![]()
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