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Immigrant Blues is a polemic against systems that rob people of their freedom, dignity, and power. These poems address the persecution faced by undocumented workers; the murder of Indigenous, Black, and Trans women; the lingering effects of colonial hegemony; and women's responses to issues such as domestic violence, poverty and the search for identity.

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Aletha Dale Mayers McCullough was born in 1973 and grew up on the island of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago. At 18 she and her younger brother immigrated to California but after college she moved to Guam and in 2001, Lana'i, Hawai'i. Aletha has lived in the village of Honomu, Hawai'i since 2017 and works at a local shop. She is also working on a graduate degree in Sustainability Education and enjoys planting flowers and hopes to grow lots of food in 2026. Aletha's goal is to create spaces where young people can garden, do homework and participate in cultural activities.

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