Mon histoire d’amour avec Paris a commencé en 1982. J’avais suivi un cours de français à l’université parce que j’appréciais le professeur. En relisant cette carte postale envoyée aux trois membres de ma famille qui ne sont plus là aujourd’hui, je me rends compte que c’est là que mon envie de voyager a commencé.

San Joaquin General Hospital has a campus beautifully built in a place called French Camp, in Central California or what some people call the “breadbasket’ Farms, produce and livestock. I hesitate to call this area rural but long time ago it probably was.

I work in surgery and the laser operated who I asked in Mandarin. “ what is your name?” “Nope guess again” found out there is a population of Hmong. An ethnic group from East and Southeast Asia. “ Interesting I of course G’d it

« Early roots: The Hmong trace their origins back thousands of years to the Yellow River valley in China before moving south due to political conflict and pressure from the Han Chinese. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]Southeast Asia migration: During the 18th and 19th centuries, many Hmong migrated into the mountainous regions of Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma. [1, 2]The Secret War: During the Vietnam War, the U.S. CIA recruited a “Secret Army” of Hmong soldiers in Laos to fight against communist forces ». I never heard of Hmong and now I know. I will continue to say » My teachers are getting younger and younger. It’s a wonderful experience being here if only for a few weeks. Plenty of opportunity to live in solitude and when my soul is quiet I get so much more out of this contract than anticipated. Appreciation of harvest season, a time to reflect about all the goodness and work in trauma hospital with some really smart seasoned people. Zaijain