[I]t gives them a sense of security and comfort…
Creators:
Jessica Liu 刘润芃 (she/hers)
People who grow up as Asian diasporic children likely have one unifying experience – having their parents push traditional medicine onto them (whether Japanese, Mongolian, Chinese, Indian, Persian, or others), and then having the children subsequently get annoyed, deciding to disavow traditional medicine. Regardless of one’s stance on these traditional forms of medicine, and regardless of the their validity, they all rest on consistent sets of principles. In this booklet, Jessica describes some of the principles underlying traditional Chinese medicine, and shares her personal connections to this ancient form of healthcare by tracing its practice through her family history. Traditional medicines play a huge role in the lives of diasporic folks – what kind of role has it potentially played in yours?