Traditional Chinese medicine in the United States [electronic resource] : in search of spiritual meaning and ultimate health / Emily S. Wu.

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.