Ashlee Vega and her son, Sebastián, pose for a portrait at their home in Aguadilla, P.R., on October 2021. The power fluctuations in Ashlee Vega’s apartment in northwestern Puerto Rico destroyed her refrigerator. (Erika P. Rodriguez for The New York Times)
Ashlee Vega and her son, Sebastián, pose for a portrait at their home in Aguadilla, P.R., on October 2021. The power fluctuations in Ashlee Vega’s apartment in northwestern Puerto Rico destroyed her refrigerator. (Erika P. Rodriguez for The New York Times)