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

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 ...

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? ...

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, ...

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. ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Top of August month to all our august readers, friends and advertisers! This month, we congratulate one of our august columnists for publishing his first novel, Professor Robert H. Boyer, an American who’s a noted authority ...

By: Cass Ingram An interview with Dr. Cass Ingram author of the book, The Cannabis Cure For centuries mankind has relied on the cannabis plant for its medicinal properties. Ancient Egyptian text from the 2nd century (called Fayyum Medical Papyrus) contains ...

By: Christian L ChaCha M & Xavier D  

By: Joe Mauricio The time has come to take a stand against any way of life that threatens the United States law. It is clear that many Muslims living in our communities wish to overthrow our laws and government, while ...

Rovenal Jose Navea Palomares was born in GUIHULGAN, Negros Oriental, Philippines. HIs father was Roman Palomares and his mother was Vivencia Navea Palomares. He’s the oldest out of five brothers, Andrew, Jesus, Roman Peter, Rosendo and Richard. When his parents ...

By: Jovie Calma   GMA Worldwide confirmed that “My Korean Jagiya,” an upcoming Philippine-Korean drama is coming soon! The cast of crew of the new GMA Telebabad show, are now in Seoul, South Korea where they are shooting scenes with ...