intercultural communication

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Downexplores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia's parents and her doctors both wanted what was best for Lia, but the lack of understanding between them led to tragedy. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest, and the Salon Book Award, Anne Fadiman's compassionate account of this cultural impasse is literary journalism at its finest.

Examines race relations in America and argues for open communication as a means of reducing racial tension and fear.

Text and colorful photographs describe the experiences of ten-year-old Siobhan McNulty, a girl from Northern Ireland who spent six weeks with a New Jersey family as a part of Project Children.

Provides facts, tips, and cautionary tales designed to help travelers avoid common missteps and misunderstandings in different countries.

A collection of twenty articles that promote cross-cultural awareness through an exploration of some of the major events of the 1970s and 1980s in Mexico, Spanish-speaking communities of the U.S., the Caribbean, Spain, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina.

Examines cultural issues in the American health care system through the case of Lia, a Hmong-American girl suffering from epilepsy whose treatment by doctors in California conflicted with the traditional healing beliefs held by her family.