VIA Times – August 2016 Issue Vital News, Vibrant Views for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Lena Remigio   Dear Ate Lena, Papaano kaya ang isang anak ay makakawala at maproprotectahan ang kanyang sarili sa pag-aaruga sa kanyang matandang magulang? Ako at ang aking kapatid na lalaki ay galing lamang sa hirap na pinalaki ng ...

CPRTV Veronica’s one-on-one interview with Anna Bang, KANWIN’s Education Coordinator, talking about the Global Day of Action’s demonstration on August 10, 2016 where KAN-WIN and 3AProject Team will gather in Chicago on the north side of Dusable Bridge to participate ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   There is that slight dip in nighttime temps that signal the soft approach of cooler days ahead, although this summer has been one of the most sunshine-(and heat-) filled days ever for this year. I am ...

VT/CPRTV location shoot, with Host Joe Mauricio interviewing MedPro Health Providers’ President/CEO Riz Villasenor. Joe Mauricio & Veronica Leighton were cordially invited by Riz Villasenor to attend his regular Monday staff meeting emphasizing the company’s VALUES of EPIC (Ethical, People-Driven, ...

By: Joe Mauricio   After a fun three days of work with our journalist colleagues across America (as you read Veronica’s Vibes by now), Veronica and I decided to leave early and visit the newly-approved National Vatican Shrine of Our ...

The Ranchero sisters-in-laws! (L-R) Jo, Aida, Emily and Lolit Ranchero

If your child asked you “What is a Filipino ?”, how would you answer him?,” Joey Omila, Cultural Director of the Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) in Tampa, FLorida, was asking during the Opening Ceremonies of the Filfest held on ...

By: Victoria G. Smith   Come back with me to where cicadas smother the dusk with their mating song, rousing Dama de Noche from sleep to soak the night air with her seduction. There, the stars shine like watchful eyes in ...

By: Veronica Leighton   All of us know that the end of summer is near, the reason that there are more hectic activities not only in our community but in almost every community in trying to enjoy and savor the ...