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California community fuses traditional, western medicine to help Hmong immigrants

Health & Medicine

The Hmong community has been among the more resistant to western medicine since migrating to the United States over the last 60 to 70 years. Traditionally, they preferred the treatment of a Hmong shaman. But in California, there’s an effort underway to bring the two types of medicine together.

A Hmong woman performs a ceremony

In California, Hmong shamans work with medical professionals

Belief