So much has changed over the past month. We've seen beauty in the solidarity of staying home and staying safe, and we are so grateful that as a state our numbers have remained at a manageable level for our healthcare system and for the safety of all of us. Yet for some of us, staying safe from COVID-19 has resulted in lost jobs and lost wages and a great deal of hardship.

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.”