In 2012, Lucy immigrated from Indonesia with her two-year-old son to be with her husband in the U.S. Her husband was determined to build a better life for their family. Lucy was reluctant to leave everyone and everything she knew behind, but made the move after her husband had settled into his job and found them a place to live.

“My husband didn’t care if I was alive,” says Sriyanta. “I slept on the living room floor and worked at Macy’s and tutored the neighbor’s children. I felt helpless and powerless.”