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Treating patients in Chinatown 

Article about a nurse practioner in Boston's Chinatown and how she treats her Asian patients. Interesting insights into the challenges of Asian families in the US:

"Chinese culture values hard-working people, and legitimate medical problems are sometimes viewed as laziness or stupidity, Hung said. Parents use their children's success to compete with their friends, Ponte said, and embarrassment in the community results from any setback."

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