A Case of Culture Quotes

“He sought a shore of familiarity in this ocean of unknown, and I was the first he had found.”
― Snigdha Nandipati, A Case of Culture: How Cultural Brokers Bridge Divides in Healthcare

“It is our own experiences that restrict us from considering the possibility that there are experiences and customs and practices and cultures beyond our own that are equally valid.”
― Snigdha Nandipati, A Case of Culture: How Cultural Brokers Bridge Divides in Healthcare

“Culture is not genetic. Rather, culture is learned behavior that is passed down from generation to generation and changes
over time. Yet, we so often associate culture and diversity with one’s appearance rather than with this learned behavior that changes with time, place, and context.”
― Snigdha Nandipati, A Case of Culture: How Cultural Brokers Bridge Divides in Healthcare

“There is more to culture than what meets the eye.”
― Snigdha Nandipati, A Case of Culture: How Cultural Brokers Bridge Divides in Healthcare

“The moment he spoke in Telugu with them, something in the room changed. There was a new sense of comfort in the air, a sense of ease and safety. It was the feeling of assurance that came with being surrounded by their own people.”
― Snigdha Nandipati, A Case of Culture: How Cultural Brokers Bridge Divides in Healthcare

“My family’s medicine cabinet was never stocked with Tylenol or Dayquil like in other homes. Instead, jars of turmeric, dried basil leaves, black pepper balls, ginger powder, kasturi pills, and other kitchen ingredients lined the shelves of our bathroom.”
― Snigdha Nandipati, A Case of Culture: How Cultural Brokers Bridge Divides in Healthcare

“. . . focusing solely on cultural competency can lead to undesired consequences. . . the term implies that one has learned everything they need to learn about a certain culture or group of people, when in fact learning is a never-ending process.”
― Snigdha Nandipati, A Case of Culture: How Cultural Brokers Bridge Divides in Healthcare

“Adaptation on the individual scale, with one patient at a time, . . . create[s] lasting positive cultural change without stripping the culture of its original roots.”
― Snigdha Nandipati, A Case of Culture: How Cultural Brokers Bridge Divides in Healthcare