VIA Times – April 2019 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Veronica Leighton   The most recent award, (The 2019 Golden Life Achievements Award), that I accepted this month of April (14th) from the Chicago Philippine Lions Club, comes very close to my heart. The spirit of Lionism that was ...

By: Victoria Smith   Recently, I’ve had the luxury of binging on the BBC series, “Middlemarch”, based on George Eliot’s classic novel. Thus, while April is National Poetry Month, I begin this month’s column with praise for the poetry of ...

By: Janice Dantes   Although I have focused my practice on divorce, I still receive many calls about finding love. Some examples include women visiting the United States from the Philippines and finding love here. Others include divorced or widowed ...

Ray Nonato, foremost Filipino political campaign leader, with the newly-elected mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot. With the new treasurer of City of Chicago Melissa Ervin, with, L-R: Joe Mauricio, Ray Nonato, Ms. Ervin, Elaine Lehman, EllenMaguad and Christina Nonato. Ray Nonato with ...

Mother of the Year (or mother of many years), Visitacion Tan was born on September 24,1947. She was raised in Kidapawan, Cotabato City, then later migrated to Davao until she married the late Pastor Philip Tan, Sr., who gave her ...

Leading broadcast company GMA Network continues to bring honor to the country as it takes home four world medals and a finalist certificate at the 2019 New York Festivals “World’s Best TV and Films” awarding ceremonies held last April 9 ...

By: Doug Nguyen   Agency Alerts Public about Telephone Impersonation Scheme The Social Security Administration (SSA) and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) launched a joint Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign addressing a nationwide telephone impersonation scheme. Social Security and ...