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Fadiman brings up this Hmong phrase after having told a story about a young Hmong man who gave an intensely detailed 45-minute presentation to his French class about preparing fish soup. By relating this anecdote, Fadiman uncovers a certain tireless element of the Hmong identity. The cultural propensity for exhaustive explanation is in keeping with the Hmong belief that everything is somehow related. Indeed, the fact that the Hmong believe one “can miss a lot by sticking to the point” is in step with the mentality the Lees adopted regarding Lia’s illness; while the doctors wanted to treat the specific…
