VIA Times – April 2016 Issue Vital News, Vibrant Views for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Veronica Leighton   For beginning ofApril, many have the tendency to become kind of loony for April Fool’s Day on April 1st, but after that as Spring comes forward and everything starts to smell fresh, fresh flowers, fresh grass, fresh garden, we start to be serious in ourselves and in everything that we do. See, the environment affects us as we go about in our day-to-day activities and in ...

Edith Mijares Ardiente is a retired Vice President, Environmental and Energy Affairs at Navistar International Corporation, one of the world’s largest commercial and military truck, school bus and engine manufacturers.  She was hired as Manager of Environmental Affairs in 1987, was promoted to Director in 1991 and was elected by the company’s Board to the Vice President position in May 2000 and served in this capacity with increasing responsibilities until ...

By: Joe Mauricio   Election time is a season of promises, in the U.S., Philippines, anywhere in the world. Politicians running for public offices make promises to entice voters to vote for them to win the election. These promises are instrumental in getting candidates to be elected– with a false hope of better life for the voters. After all, campaigning for the highest office in the land is essentially a ...

CPRTV Interview Host Joe Mauricio on a one-on-one interview with Arthur Miller, founder/CEO of Capital Preservation Strategies and with the team of Heritage FinancialServices here in Chicago. VERONICA’S exclusive CPRTV interview with Jeffrey M. Zucker, President &co-founder of GreenLionPartners. Zucker is a serial entrepreneur with experience in a wide-range of industries including realestate, hospitality, entertainment, icehockey, and cannabis. He is a graduate of Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. CPRTV ...

Victor Santiago Asuncion, very talented Filipino pianist. He was recently interviewed by Jovie Calma in her CPRTV’s Wassup?! segment.

Mark Mabaquiao is a Financial Advisor since 2005, currently an independent broker who is licensed in life & health and property & casualty. He has previously been recognized as a top sales agent for life and health products from multiple companies, and his management experience includes Owner/Manager of a home care agency and managing a team of licensed agents. Mark is starting a column titled “Medicare Mark” in this issue. ...