Traditional Chinese Medicine in the United States

This book provides a historically, socially, and culturally-contextualized portrayal of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as a complementary and alternative medical profession in the United States.

Emily S. Wu is a college instructor in the San Francisco Bay area and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Asian religions and cultures. Her current research primarily focuses on Chinese and Chinese American religious practices and beliefs that intersect with medicine, healing, and understandings of the human body.

Preface Personal Beginning Introduction Chapter 1: Contextualization Chapter 2: History of Local TCM Chapter 3: Medical Training and Identity Formation Chapter 4: TCM Healers in the Chinese Community Chapter 5: TCM as Complementary Medicine Chapter 6: TCM as Alternative Medicine Chapter 7: Creating a Space for Psychic Healing Chapter 8: Going to the Culturally Authentic Chapter 9: Environmentalism and Lifestyle Changes Chapter 10: The Happenings in an Acupuncture Clinic Chapter 11: The Embodied Spirituality of Qi Chapter 12: Ideal Body and the Concept of Health Chapter 13: Concluding Analysis