<P> Cheng Lee, a brother of Lia Lee, said that his father and mother liked Fadiman's book . </P> <P> "Compellingly written, from the heart and from the trenches . I couldn't wait to finish it, then reread it and ponder it again . It is a powerful case study of a medical tragedy ." - David H. Mark, Journal of the American Medical Association </P> <P> Anne Fadiman's essay "Hmong Odyssey," adapted from the book, was published in the March--April 1998 Via . The Hmong community leaders in Fresno, California praised the essay, saying that it was thoughtful and accurate . </P>

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