Traditional Chinese medicine in the United States : in search of spiritual meaning and ultimate health

Contextualization.
History of local TCM.
Medical training and identity formation.
TCM healers in the Chinese community.
TCM as complementary medicine.
TCM as alternative medicine.
Creating a space for psychic healing.
Going to the culturally authentic.
Environmentalism and lifestyle changes.
The happenings in an acupuncture clinic.
The embodied spirituality of Qi.
Ideal body and the concept of health.
Concluding analysis.