Ocean Mother Rui Assubuji and what we can learn

and what we can learn from this earlier pandemic

Every single one of us has with them a kite of dreams

Reveals the global effects of the bubonic plague

Native Americans

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Ocean Mother Rui Assubuji and what we can learnOcean Mother tells the story of a young womans decision to heal herself, her family, and her home. The poet gives voice to her experience as a CHamoru girl raised in the Pacific Island of Guhan (Guam), located in Micronesia. Weaving together narratives of family, environment, Indigenous identity, decolonial love, and her CHamoru culture, the poet goes on a journey inward and overseas. She explores the relationships between culture and identity,