VIA Times Filipino American Lifestyle and Culture in the Greater Chicago Area

Popular and active community leaders Frank and Edna Teodoro, members of the Circulo Capampangan of the Midwest.

  Saturdays in May 3pm-10pm 5 Guests every 30 minutes win up to $2,000 and a Grand prize entry! Final Drawing May 25 11pm. Win a Mercedes Benz or $50,000 cash!

Some time ago the U.S. population was lumped together as either Black or White in terms of the Census race classification. Filipinos then fell under the WHITE classification. Then, there came a time that we, as a member of the ...

Triumph in life can seem uncertain, but hope remains a tangible idea. One can only drift with life’s movements, uncertain of its destination unless they defy social norms and create their own vision, as possibility becomes survival in a world ...

By: Veronica Leighton   We are thrilled to present in this issue our editorial regarding this month’s celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, in an eye-opening article titled, “What and Who are we as Asians on AAPI Month ...

ALLEN CAVILES Chief Executive Officer, PayMaple LLC Excellence in Entrepreneurship/Philanthropy Allen Caviles was born in Iloilo, Philippines, and immigrated to the U.S. in 1973 at the age of nine. He is one of nine children born to the late Dr. Alfredo ...

SGT. RONALD BONGAT Most Outstanding Asian American in Police Empowerment An offspring of First-generation immigrant parents from the Philippines (Romeo and Cyril Bongat, deceased), Ronald Bongat grew up in the west side of Chicago. After graduating high school from Lane ...

Dr. Marjerie Badilla is back in practice after a brief retirement. She has over 30 years of experience in both the civilian & military services. While in the Armed Forces, she was the chief of Acute Minor Clinic OP of ...

Christine Abuel Pompa is Senior Patent Counsel at The Kraft Heinz Company. She is responsible for developing and managing the strategy for the company’s global patent portfolio. She is also heavily involved in the company’s technology transactions and supply-chain agreements. ...

Philippine-born, award-winning author Maria Victoria A. Grageda-Smith writes poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, following an earlier law practice career in Manila distinguished not only by the prestige of the law firm (Sycip, Salazar, Hernandez & Gatmaitan) and company (San Miguel Corporation) ...