non-essential

"non-essential" is a self-portrait and poem created in 2020 during some of the most uncertain times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest research report from The Immigrant Learning Center’s Public Education Institute, "Immigrant Essential Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic", An estimated 6.2 million essential workers were ineligible for relief payments under the CARES Act, either because they were one of the 5.5 million undocumented immigrant essential workers in the U.S. or in mixed-status families..." Unfortunately, the world is still undergoing a pandemic, and essential employees are not adequately taken care of or appreciated. Many names will be forgotten forever bu...View all