VIA Times – August 2014 Issue Vital News, Vibrant Views for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Jovie Calma   If there’s one thing Chicago knows how to do, it’s to throw a great festival! Whether you like to get mushy with it, fist pump, or you’d rather close your eyes and dreamily dance the night ...

By: Bob Boyer   While sitting outside a café recently with a cup of tea and the newspaper, I accidentally dropped one section of the paper. An elderly gentleman passing by reached down, picked it up, and handed it to ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Having been in the traditional business of publishing for several years now, many publishers like us get confronted with the evolving technological changes in the industry. Before our very eyes, we have seen the unfolding and ...

By: Veronica Leighton   WASHINGTON, D.C.—What began as a program to reconnect with their Filipino roots ended up becoming a humbling learning experience for ten Filipino-American youth leaders. Now back in the United States after an immersive program in the ...

By: James DC   These four older ladies who lived in Italy always sat outside together near the church and chatted about when they were younger. One month ago they pooled their money together and bought a laptop. Never having ...

EDIZON DAYAO of the very popular SAMA SAMA GROUP, musical band. (Photo by Jovie Calma)

By: Chernara Baker   Healthy teeth and gums reflect a healthy personality. Poor Oral health damages our self-esteem besides the various other harmful effects it has. Here I have outlined the 10 Commandments which will go a long way in ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   Iusually don’t do articles on fundraisers that I don’t believe in, and anyone who has been following my column for years knows this, so for me to campaign for RILEY WOZNICKI’S wheelchair-accessible van means that ...

By: Joe Mauricio   The presidential State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Nonoy Aquino last month did not touch on a very important issue facing the nation. The absence of a very important issue for the Philippines, the ...

By: Mayra Salazar   So many people buzz through extremely busy and complicated schedules these days. A smartphone in one hand, a computer in front of you, and a digital task list that never seems to end. In addition, to ...