Shaman at Mercy Medical Center – 11.05.034.IMG_HMO.ShamanAtPatientBedside.2009.NYT
At Mercy Medical Center in Merced, California, a certified shaman performs a ceremony for a Hmong American patient.
The Asian American Studies Center acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and pay our respects to the honuukvetam (ancestors), ‘ahiihirom (elders), and ‘eyoohiinkem (relatives/relations) past, present, and emerging.
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