Illustrator file missing objects when placed in InDesign

I created an Illustrator file that has text converted to outlines. Some of it is white and some of it is other colors. When I save the file as eps, pdf or export as jpg and then place the files in InDesign, the white outlined text doesn't show up. Advice?

Check the attributes panel if it is set to overprint

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