VIA Times – August 2018 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Mayra Salazar   Social Security is here for young people when a parent passes away. We know that the loss of a parent isn’t just emotionally painful; it can be devastating to a family’s finances. In the same way ...

By: Nancy Abiera   “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and ...

By: Melody Rabor-Dizon   Hello readers! Here comes summer and here comes the sun, the heat, the sunshine and my love-hate relationship with it. I´m hot, wait I´m cold. What should I wear knowing I´ll be hot but freezing in ...

By: Victoria Smith   When Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement calling “God” “stupid” earlier this year was followed by the expected litany of religious accusations and protestations of blasphemy and by Presidential spokesman Harry Roque’s excusing the president’s remarks as ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   Learning that the FANHS biennial conference was scheduled for this summer in Chicago, I was excited! We were slated to be one of the main performers of the Welcome Reception at the beginning of the ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Very interesting read that I want to share with my readers re the old generation versus the new generation (grandparents versus grandchildren), centennials versus millennials. Many of us have heard from older people about how things ...

By: Ryan Tejero   The first Saturday of August became a glorious and empowering moment for our Christian brothers and sisters in the southwest suburbs of Plainfield, IL. For the first time in the Filipino American community here in Chicago, ...

By: Janice Dantes   Buying a home is probably the single biggest purchase you will ever make in your life. It often involves tons of documents you need to sift through before the keys are handed over. Especially if you ...