When all the tea is gone and it’s time for dessert, Luli gets to use her favorite English word, cookie! After that, the playroom isn’t so quiet. Tea is a tasty language they all know well, and it gives them a chance to share and enjoy each other’s company. One by one, her classmates pipe up in recognition: in Russian, Hindi, Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Spanish, Portuguese, and Swahili. Luli removes her teapot, thermos, and teacups from her bag and calls out “Chá!” in her native Chinese. That’s when she has a brilliant idea to host a tea party and bring them all together. Luli can’t speak English, neither can anyone else. When five-year-old Luli joins her new English as a Second Language class, the playroom is quiet. Hyewon Yum - Though they may speak different languages, kids from all over the world come together to enjoy the shared pastime of tea in this delicious book for young readers. That's why I fall in love with the Bay Area, which has nice weather all year round and the amazingly beautiful places nearby.“Luli and the Language of Tea'' by Andrea Wang, illus. When I am not treating patients, I enjoy exercising, weightlifting, cooking healthy food, enjoying outdoor activity, trekking, and camping. Due to my research background, I also like to learn new things and keep updating my knowledge to make better treatment options for my patients. It is important to listen to patients and their families, I believe that leads to a good rapport and clear communication, which are the keys that will help patients understand their disease and help with the healing process. Also, the cultural diversity of the community has taught me how to understand all my patients and take the time to know them. This has allowed me to better appreciate the multidisciplinary team approach that is essential for complete patient care, it has also allowed me to take a holistic approach, to treat patients as people not only as a disease. I had the opportunity to experience a diversity of patients with various clinical conditions. I then went to the Internal Medicine residency program at James J Peter VAMC (affiliated with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) at Bronx, NY. I have had extensive research on cancer biology during that time. ![]() The child whose playground was a hospital has grown up to find his calling: to be a physician dedicated to alleviating others’ suffering. ![]() I believe the true art of medicine requires the healing of not just patients’ physical wellbeing, but their souls as well. To do this, he must be non-judgmental, respectful, and empathetic to what his patients are going through. He must travel their life journey with them. My extensive knowledge in HIV research helps me greatly in my treatment of HIV infected patients.Īs I continue to practice medicine in my clinic, I realized that a good physician not only must gain clinical knowledge and master technical skills, who also must listen intently to his patients’ needs and engage them in the medical decision-making process. I established my own practice so that I can spend more quality time with my patients and focus more on disease prevention. I am fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin, and I do home visits and house calls to elderly Chinese patients whose physical and language barriers often prevent them from seeking necessary medical care. Since then, I’ve been practicing medicine in San Francisco. My experiences caring for patients and helping them toward recoveries reinforced my desire to dedicate my life to work as a physician. I next began a family medicine residency program at the Aultman Hospital, Canton, Ohio, where I gained great experience with patients. ![]() ![]() My main focus was in virology and immunology related to HIV research and, as a result, I published many research papers. I then spent 4 years in New York City working as a research fellow at two prestigious medical institutions: The Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center and The Rockefeller University’s Department of Cellular Physiology and Immunology. After I graduated from Jinan University Medical College, Guangzhou, China, I obtained a masters degree in Medical Sciences at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.
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