Acpupuncture & Civil Rights History
This is a brief highlight of some of our heroes and pioneers of Acupuncture throughout US history.
Dr. Tolbert Small
Dr. Tolbert Small | Dr. Tolbert Small was born in 1942 in Coldwater, Mississippi. Growing up witnessing the healthcare disparities during Jim Crow and the systemic inequalities while living in Detroit, he dedicated his life to serving the people. Above image from...
Walter Bosque
Walter Bosque | Walter Bosque is a Puerto Rican activist who was part of the coalition of Black, Latiné, and Jewish activists that organized the takeover of Lincoln Hospital in 1970. He was also one of the first US citizens to graduate from the Quebec Association...
Dr. Mutulu Shakur
Dr. Mutulu Shakur | Dr. Mutulu Shakur was a Black liberation activist who obtained his doctorate of Acupuncture from the Quebec Association of Acupuncture. Dr. Shakur is credited with creating one of the most famous acupuncture detox protocols that is still...
Dr. Miriam Lee
Miriam Lee | Miriam Lee (Née Lee Chuan Djin 1926-2009), was born in the Shandong Province of China. There, she trained as a nurse and midwife. After surviving the second Sino-Japanese war, she moved to Singapore where she continued to practice as a nurse and...
Dr. Ah Fong Chuck
Dr. Ah Fung Chuck | Acupuncture was first brought to the US during the late 1800s when Chinese immigrants were recruited to build the transcontinental railroad, escape the aftermath of the Taiping Rebellion, and to work in the mines during the Gold...
Doc Ing Hay
Doc Ing Hay | Ing Hay (1862-1952) was born in Xiaping Village, Taishan County, Guangdong Province, China. Better known as Doc Hay, he was a highly revered physician and historical figure of his time. He came to the US with his father shortly after the Chinese...
