VIA Times – April 2020 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Doug Nguyen   Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, reminds the public that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit payments will continue to be paid on time during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency also reminds everyone to ...

By: Ryan Tejero   The pandemic strike of COVID 19 became a world awakening for countries that lost several hundreds, and to some thousands of their population. The virus outbreak led to a lot of life-changing events on economies, businesses, ...

By: James DC   Your Choice… 6.ft Distancing or 6-ft Underground? __________ WHEN YOU LIVE IN A DUMB COUNTRY WITH SUPER-IGNORANT CITIZENS… Lack of common sense is eroding society…Toilet paper aisle-EMPTY; But the vitamin aisle to boost your immune system: FULL. __________ After NCOV ...

Chicago, 16 April 2020 – The Filipino Community in the Midwest – through accredited organizations, restaurants and individuals – has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with an outpouring of the Bayanihan spirit as manifested in various projects and acts of ...

Genia Cabalona Director Of Nursing at The Grove of Northbrook sharing the new guidelines for COVID-19 from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She calls her staff her heroes who “cure with hidden smiles.”. Paul Ronndolf Sevilla, ...

By: Elaine Lehman   I am writing my column in isolation. I do not mind. I am accustomed to aloneness. I spend much time researching how to help our communities attain much-needed services and coalescence – how our FACC, as mindful ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   Your FaceBook request to share our thoughts with you Veronica, made me think long and hard about how I feel, what I think, and how I am coping with this life changing world health situation that ...