The Fettuccine Forum presents: "Traditional Chinese Medicine in Idaho and the American West: A History of Herbs and Roots"   feat. Tamara Venit-Shelton

Dr. Tamara Venit-Shelton, Professor of History at Claremont McKenna College, discusses portions of her recent book, Herbs and Roots: A History of Chinese Doctors in the American Medical Marketplace, which chronicles roughly two hundred years of Chinese medicine as a dynamic system brought to the United States and transformed by Chinese immigrants, doctors, and patients as well as missionaries, scientists, and merchants.

These free, hour-long events take place at 6 p.m. (MT) in-person in the Maryanne Jordan Council Chambers at Boise City Hall and virtually over ZOOM with automated live subtitles. Pre-registration is required to join virtually. Cash bar available for in-person guests. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Support from the Office of the Mayor, Boise State Public Radio, and the Department of History at Boise State University all make the Forum possible.