Deborah Helsel

Paper Spirits and Flower Sacrifices: Hmong Shamans in the 21st Century.

Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society March 2019 Deborah Helsel

Fresno, California, is home to more than 30,000 Hmong. The purpose of this research was to explore the utilization of Hmong shamans 40 years after the first Hmong immigrants arrived in the United States. Hmong shamanism is examined to identify and analyze changes to shamans' practices or patients. Using grounded theory, semistructured interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of 20...