VIA Times – August 2017 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: James DC   Hot Down Here A man left Wisconsin for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip in New York and planned to fly down to meet him the next day. When the man ...

Rizal Fest 2017 will be held on August 19 at Rizal Center, 1332 West Irving Park Rd.

Aug 1 – 19, 2017 – Grant Park Music Festival’s 2017 season. Aug 2, 2017-  3rd annual Brookfield Zoo Blood Drive, 9am to 4pm.,Brookfield Zoo’s Discovery Center, 3300 Gold Road Aug. 4-6, 2017 – Jehovah;s Witness Convention, Turnersville Assembly Hall ...

By: Christian L, ChaCha M & Xavier D   Picked up a rock that looks suspiciously like a dinosaur fossil? Snapped a photo of a bright blue bird that you can’t identify? Your annual chance to get a world-renowned scientist’s take on ...

Jojo Stagen was a little boy who is now living his dream of becoming a MARTIAL ARTS Champion, Master and a real life hero, serving and protecting his community by becoming a Chicago Police Officer. As a police officer, he ...

According to Google (and it must be true!), only 5 -6 percent marriages last for fifty years. By any calculation, 50 years is really a long time. That’s about half a century! Nick and I were married way back home, ...

By: Nancy Abiera   We can only love ourselves fully after we receive the perfect and pure love of God in Jesus. This love overflows from God to us and to others. Nancy H. Abiera Do you love yourself? Really? ...

By: Jan Paul C. Ferrer   The reality for many is that with longer life spans, comes the possibility of requiring additional years of care. Among Americans age 65 and older, 70% will need long-term care.1 If timed correctly, and you ...

This month’s Thank You for Just Being a Wonderful Being…• RIA SHARON, for sending me a uniquely beautiful handmade pendant gift. Sharon is a Filipino-American artist that introduces Animal Guidance by Ria Sharon, a new line of inspirational, wearable art. ...