VIA Times – April 2022 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

Various health problems reported by people after receiving one of the COVID-19 vaccine shots are more likely to have been caused by the vaccines than to be coincidental, according to an analysis of data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting ...

Vietnam Veterans were honored on March 29th at the Jefferson Park Veterans Monument on Chicago’s Northwest side in recognition of National Vietnam War Veterans Day. In addition to cohosts Billy Caldwell American Legion Post 806 and the Jefferson Park Chamber ...

By Rose San Diego Paying it forward to fi rst responders and frontline staff, the Chicago Nightingales were excited to select Station 101-District 2 of the Bensenville Fire Protection Department as one of our many honorees and recipients of some ...

By: Veronica Leighton   With the soon-approaching presidential elections in the Philippines on May 9, 2022, I have been asked by many friends from here who’s my favored candidate. Though they know that I am no longer a Filipino voter ...

Noel Hidalgo, a popular personality in the Filipino-American community of Chicago.

Some of the models wearing the featured designer Tata Blas Pinuela’s modern Filipiniana gowns. L-R: Mia Maglaya, Madeline Morrow, Julia Gomez, Abby Turija, and Ava Maglaya. Santacruzan Collections: A parade of Filipiniana gowns used from previous Santacruzan procession. The Binibini Collection: A parade ...

By: Boom Boom Cabalona, “X” Divinagracia, Christopher Miranda   The rediscovered plant is a small forest floor-dweller with flamboyant neon-orange flowers. “The genus name, Gasteranthus, is Greek for ‘belly flower.’ Their flowers have a big pouch on the underside with a little ...

By: Ryan Tejero   In 1992, a group of visionary immigrant Filipino nurses established the Philippine Nurses Association of Nevada (PNANV), which is a 501c3 nonprofit professional nursing organization. Its purpose is to foster excellence in areas of nursing practice, ...

By: Kayla Tejero   This time of the year is something that we always expect a lot of changes to happen. For one, winter is over, and Spring is here. This month is also the middle of Spring Semester for ...