Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes On Orthography of the Hmong Language -- Introduction: Conducting Research In a Hmong Village -- 1. Hmong Cosmology: A Balance of Opposites -- 2. Mothers, Daughters, and Wives -- 4. Death: The Journey to the Land of Darkness -- 5. Reflections on Power, Gender, and the Cycle of Life -- Epilogue: HIV/AIDS and the Hmong in Thailand -- Appendixes -- A. "Hu Plig" (Calling in the Soul): Hmong Text -- B. "Showing the Way" (Qhuab Kev): English Translation -- C. "Qhuab Kev" (Showing the Way): Hmong Text -- D. Flower Village Demographics -- E. A Shamanic Healing in the United States -- F. Health Care and Gender Issues of Hmong in the United States -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.