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

By: Faye Mendiola   Ralph Sirianni THEN: Ralph Sirianni in Venice Italy 1984 @ 27 yrs old NOW: Happily married to Jovy, picture taken on Valentine’s Day 2012. Ralph has served as past treasurer of the now-defunct Pilipino American Social ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   I have heard about him, read about him, maybe heard snippets of his YOU TUBE stored performances, but never really paid much attention to this world famous Filipino curiosity who can sing in both male ...

By: Bob Boyer   On a recent Sunday in March, my friend John, and I met coming out of Church. We hadn’t seen one another for more months than either of us could remember. Still I was confident that John ...

By: Janice Dantes   Many Filipinos come to the United States from the Philippines to visit, but then they look to stay permanently. In some situations, it is easy but for many it is complicated. It can also be very ...

By: Lourdes G. Mon   Featured here are Non-Filipino male spouses’ perspectives in response to questions I posted to them. The respondents are those involved in the community in support of their Filipino wives. There were two simple questions. First.- What ...

By: Edward Cortez   While Psalm 21 is all about the reigning, conquering King of the universe, Psalm 22 gives indication of the kind of suffering this King will go thorough when He appears the first time. This is something that ...

By: Doug Nguyen   Online Services and Telephone Remain Most Convenient Ways to Contact Agency I am pleased to announce that local Social Security offices will restore in-person services, including for people without an appointment, on April 7, 2022. To avoid ...

By: James DC   A woman gets a call one afternoon from Home Depot. It was the store manager. “Miss, we have sent you notices and warnings of legal action regarding the $2400 in high effi ciency windows a year ...

By: Sarah   The goal of a getaway trip is to relax, but when you realized you left your phone at home, it was the worst week of my life. It was not about breaking up with your phone for ...

By: Nancy Abiera   “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time ...