What happened to Lia Lee?

Lia Lee died in Sacramento on Aug. 31. (Her death was not widely reported outside California.) The immediate cause was pneumonia, Ms.

Why did Anne Fadiman write the spirit?

Anne Fadiman wrote that Lia’s parents did not give her medication as it was prescribed because they believed that Lia Lee’s state showed a sense of spiritual giftedness, and they did not want to take that away. The American doctors did not understand the Hmong traditional remedies that the Lee family used.

What did fadiman ultimately think ruined Lia’s life?

Fadiman thinks that “[Lia’s] life was ruined not by septic shock or noncompliant parents but by cross-cultural misunderstanding” (262). This statement seems plausible on the surface. He even admits that “by following [the doctors’] instructions, [the parents] set [Lia] up for septic shock” (255).

Who is James Fadiman and what does he do?

Savvas Learning Company is a trademark of Savvas Learning Company LLC. James Fadiman received his Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University and has taught at San Francisco State University, Brandeis, Stanford and Sofia University. He has his own consulting firm and offers seminars to executives and educators worldwide.

What did Clifton Fadiman say in a magazine?

Fadiman’s witticisms and sayings were frequently printed in newspapers and magazines. “When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before, you see more in you than there was before,” was one of the better known.

When did Clifton Fadiman write how I came to communism?

In 1932, Fadiman wrote “How I Came to Communism: Symposium” for the New Masses (shortly after Chambers left the magazine to begin his Underground career), in which he wrote: “History–mainly in the form of the crisis–became my teacher while I was still young enough to learn.”

What does Frager and Fadiman do for a living?

He has his own consulting firm and offers seminars to executives and educators worldwide. He has written or edited books on holistic health, goal setting, and abnormal psychology, is an editor for two journals, and sits on the board of several non-profit corporations.