Yu Family Clinic ^Company

Moses Yu learned acupuncture in China from his father, Fu-Kang, a 19th generation acupuncturist. “When I came home from school, my father had me do my acupuncture even before my homework,” Yu has said. More rigorous study followed and eventually, certification. Coming to the United States in the mid 1960s in hopes to perform acupuncture in Los Angeles, Yu was unable to get licensed since acupuncture was largely unheard of at the time. Undeterred, Yu quickly brought healing to the people in his community by setting up a makeshift office in Chinatown where people would patiently wait on the stairs, knowing that Dr. Yu would soon be providing relief for their various ailments. Dr. Yu's office was one of the few to offer fertility acupuncture in Los Angeles. Dr. Yu was instrumental in drafting a bill to make licensing possible in California. After much resistance from the American Medical Association and then-Governor Ronald Reagan, the bill was finally passed in 1976 by Reagan’s successor – and a firm believer in acupuncture – Jerry Brown. Dr. Yu became a licensed acupuncturist in 1976. Dr. Mei Mei Yu interned at the Yu Clinic in Taiwan from 1965 until she moved to Los Angeles with her husband in 1972. She received her license in early 1977. Since opening their Silverlake acupuncture clinic in 1977, Moses and Mei Mei have treated countless happy patients and have welcomed their children, Moses Jr., Wanni and David, into the family practice.