His family left the Philippines when Jay was one and Jay is caught between worlds: his mom is white, his dad Filipino. Apparently, Jun had started using shabu (meth) and the police shot him as part of Philippine President Duterte’s war on drugs. Jay asks his mom to tell him how Jun died. Jay had stopped responding to Jun years ago, which he now feels guilty about, especially because Jun ran away from home after their correspondence ended. Jay is upset Jun was the only person who Jay felt understood him, and before he died the two wrote letters to one another. However, Jay’s dad won’t say how, and there won’t be a funeral. Soon after Jay’s acceptance, Jay’s dad tells him that Jay’s Filipino cousin, Jun, has died. Michigan high school senior Jay Reguero has just gotten into the University of Michigan but is uncertain about his life path, since he doesn’t know what he wants to do as a career.
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