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

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 beautiful hot summer that we are having and being blessed with for this year. We grabbed the opportunity to join a Media Tour of the neighboring Green Bay, Wisconsin this ...

WHY do poets call the 50th Wedding Anniversary “Golden?” Why?  Because for FIFTY YEARS the Couple’s  Love shines like Gold, gleaming even in the dark,  a poetic justice describing how they both withstood  the challenges in their Love Union to give all their best to their children and to the World around them. And, more importantly, to give to each other the Best of Everything through smiles and tears, “for ...

By: Joe Mauricio   The new President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, campaigned hard on no-nonsense approach to crime.And now, two months after he took office, we are getting a full impact of what exactly that means to those on the streets as it is emerging. Shocking photographs on TV and prints for the world to see…like a shocking image of suspected drug dealers in front of his war against ...

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 in the Global Day of Action for “comfort women,” Asian women who were enslaved by the Japanese military during WWII. CPRTV interview host Joe Mauricio on a one-on-one with Christina ...

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

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