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

By: Melody Rabor-Dizon   It is not uncommon from time to time to hear someone suffer from a stroke or let alone not survive a stroke. What’s worse is that these population is growing and getting younger by the year. ...

On the bright sunny day of Sunday July 9, 2017, the healthy, handsome, and buoyant 7-month old New York-born son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Aileen “Mei” (nee Tsai) was baptized at the Saint Walter’s Catholic Church in Roselle, ...

Friday, September 8 NAGA CITY Penafrancia Choir Fr. Nelson Garcia 6:45 P.M. – Procession from Shrine to main altar St. Matthias Church , 2310 W. Ainslie, Chicago, IL (773) 506-2191 Chaplet, Rosary, Novena, Holu Mass – St. Matthias Church DELIA ...

The Magic Necklace of Al-Andalus is a historical fantasy novel. Th e historical part occurs, with one Roman digression, in Spain during the nearly 800 years of the Arab presence from their initial tidal-wave invasion in 711to their expulsion in ...

By: Victoria Smith   He sleeps beside me: my beloved. His chest rises and falls to the music of his breathing. The years have given, and they have taken— yet still, he lies beside me. He is man and child, ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *The ‘Merry-go-round’ in the PIWC Leadership *Maywood Bataan Day Organization celebrates the 75th BATAAN DAY on Sept. 10; Fil-Am community, please don’t miss this… *Pres. Duterte: ‘No martial law nationwide… I don’t want to look stupid’ ...

Emma Lee Virani from New York, author of children’s book “The Boy and the Wizard”.

Skinny Pasta, the makers of a Konjac-based pasta alternative, announced Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW), the leading commercial provider of weight management services, has endorsed Skinny Pasta as a smart food option for weight management. New to the US ...

By: Mayra Salazar   Social Security continues to evaluate and improve how we protect what’s important to you. We take this responsibility seriously, and we have a robust cybersecurity program in place to help protect the personal information you entrust ...

By: Ryan Tejero   The Filipino-American Association of Northern Illinois (FAANI) has been in existence since 2006. Although there are no officers in this organization, a lot of volunteers come out together to offer their generous time and commitment to ...