The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down: The Collision Of Two Cultures

The United States has become a distinguished place that attracts immigrants from all over the world. The allure of the American dream and the opportunities that the United States has to offer makes immigration so prominent. With all the different people that come, the expression that the USA is a “melting pot” is used because we “Americanize” the people who come here. However, this is no longer really true, especially with the experiences of the Hmong people from the book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures. In the twentieth century, the United States has become more of a “beef stew” than a “melting pot” and the assimilation of people of different cultures, like the Hmong, is only partially possible. The United States has become a “beef stew” due to the failure to integrate and assimilate people of different cultures, which is the fault of both the immigrants and the U.S. In this sense, there are a variety

There were a tremendous amount of barriers and obstacles that everyone involved had to face in their effort to deal with Lia’s medical condition. Even Martin says, “’I gave them my full shot…you saw how patiently I explained things to them.’ He sighed, long and slow. ’I do the best I can.’” Despite all of the effort to try to help Lia, the doctors felt like their efforts have gone without avail. The frustration of both parties trying to understand each other builds and builds throughout, with no solution. This proves how impossible it is to “Americanize” all the immigrants that come to the United States. Between the cultural values, language barrier, and difference in opinions, assimilation becomes impossible. Too many immigrants come with deep seeded cultural values that are impossible to uproot. They are too resistant to change and it is out of the question to make everyone change with the snap of a