Transmission of Knowledge and Practice between Cultures: A Case Study of Chinese Medicine Integration in the United States

Abstract

Medicine operates within the world views of the culture that it serves, and the widespread Chinese diaspora has carried medical practices with it. The resulting creolization takes shape at the borders of intersecting cultures in a distinct form of integration. This article explores the intersections of integration relative to the spread of Chinese medicine in the United States in practical, cognitive, and theoretical terms. This article could be a reference to practitioners, academics, and policymakers in the areas of integrative and Chinese medicine.