GROUP 2

Members:
Roa, Adriane
Navarro, Andrei
Tolentino, Angel
Vergel de Dios, Artie
Oliveros, CJ
Testor, Elijah
Asence, Jia
Salvador, Miles
Santiago, Randall
11 - St. Padre Pio
21st Literature - Sequel for Under my Invisible Umbrella by Laurel Fantauzzo (draft)

An unfaithful event happened when one of the main character’s relatives in the
Philippines suffered from an accident. They weren’t from a “well-off” family like everyone
suspected so it would be hard for them to find a way to get help from other people. The main
character decides to use her white-privilege for once and get a loan from the bank and of course
the bank provided without question – she was white, after all. Once her relative recovered, she
thought it would be the last time to use her so-called “white-privilege” but she felt something
different this time. A sense of pride would overwhelm her knowing she could get what she
wanted at most times and this became her habit. She became the very thing she swore she
wouldn’t become.

A few months of partying with the elites, going on expensive trips, shopping for bougie
clothes completely changed her. She ignored all the red flags her family was telling her. She
ignored all the dangers of being part of the “elite”. She ignored the fact that she wasn’t truly one
of them. Her relatives in USA heard about this and demanded she come back. Her family was
known to be of modest nature and seeing her face on not-so-positive headlines with the so-called
‘elites’ was not a good sign for her family back in the US.

The main character was taken back to her hometown in USA. Her family decided to make her live
in America to remind her of what it means to be humble. Those years of being privileged that she
has been experiencing in the Philippines, have finally came to a halt after visiting her hometown
of Malibu, California. In here, she finally reunited with her family. She started to live a normal
unprivileged life in America, without other people thinking of her as an elite just because of her
whiteness. She started to adjust to her new surroundings, traditions and culture, after the
realization of the difference in how people used to treat her back in the Philippines, and how her
fellow citizens would treat her in America.

One day, her family hired a domestic helper from Philippines. When she heard about this,
she started to remember her life back in the Philippines, and how other people would try to be
an overseas Filipino worker just to cope up with the poor wages they're receiving. The domestic
helper finally came to their household and started doing her job as efficiently as possible. This
continued to happen for several days until the main character found out something about the
domestic helper. She found out how the domestic helper would give almost all of her allowance
to her family back in the Philippines so that they could sustain shelter, education and other
necessities. The feeling that the main character used to have back in the Philippines started
coming back, knowing that there are Filipinos out there who are trying their best to work hard
for their family, even when it means giving up their own financial stability and sometimes, even
dignity. The domestic helper was experiencing the opposite of what the main character used to
experience back in the Philippines, which is being praised of or privileged.

The main character then tried to help her solve her problem. After realizing the complete
difference in the situations that they're having, the main character helped the domestic helper
find a better job, rather than being an OFW. She gave the domestic helper opportunities for a
better job, which in turn helped the domestic helper on her financial situation. She was now able
to give more allowance to her family back in the Philippines and save more for her own self.