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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Summary & Study Guide Description
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down is the story of a Hmong Family, the Lees, their journey to America, and their struggles following their immigration. The Lee family were political refugees fleeing their home country of Laos in response to the "Silent War" and the subsequent loss of livelihood and starvation its inhabitants faced. The parents, Foua (mother) and Nao Kao (father), traveled through rough terrain and literally dodged the bullets of political enemies to bring their twelve children to safety in a refugee camp. While at the refugee camp, Foua delivered their thirteenth child. They were then relocated to California, a place chosen not by the family but by the US immigration officials who were trying to evenly spread the great number of immigrants across the country. While in America, Foua delivered their fourteenth child, Lia.
Unlike all of her previous births, which occurred at home...
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