Arlene Mejorado: Putting Food on the Table During a Pandemic
Arlene Mejorado
In partnership with The Nation, we’re amplifying the experiences of frontline workers and communities disproportionately affected by the upheaval of the Coronavirus.
This week, Arlene Mejorado visits the grassroots food distribution networks that are keeping Los Angeles’s undocumented communities afloat.
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“Undocumented workers have long been the backbone of the food industry in California as farmworkers and service industry employees, but they are also now the most impacted by the mass unemployment the pandemic has unleashed, with no safety net to rely upon. These photographs reflect how people are stepping into new roles as experts of their own needs, and are working hard to keep their communities intact.”