VIA Times – August 2019 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Nancy Abiera   “Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, take pleasure in Him]; again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentle spirit [your graciousness, unselfishness, mercy, tolerance, and patience] be known to all people. The Lord is near. Do ...

By: Janice Dantes   Recently, I had to hire an attorney to represent me in a landlord/tenant matter. This is not my area of expertise, but has been a great learning experience for me. Chicago has some very tenant-friendly laws ...

By: Doug Nguyen   Some of the terms and acronyms (an abbreviation of the first letters of words in a phrase) people use when they talk about Social Security can be a little confusing. We’re here to help you understand ...

Dear editor, My family moved to the United States when I was an infant. Before we could live out the American Dream, my family benefited for a time from the generosity of the American people in the form of food ...

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the fi rst confi rmed human case of West Nile virus in Illinois for 2019. A Chicago resident in his 70s became ill in late July. “Although the fi ...

By: Elaine Lehman   As a kid of immigrants, I have always been interested in learning about origins. I grew up asking about a lot of questions and exploring traditions of diverse cultures. Always in search of connections. I’ve continued ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Anew set of Filipino-coined words are included among the 1,400 new words, senses, and subentries that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary’s (OED) June update. The new quarterly update on the Third Edition of the ...

By: Ryan Tejero   One of the best things of being a Filipino is our strong tendency to cling with people we know have lived in the same place from the Philippines. In fact, each time we see somebody around ...

By: Victoria Smith   I am happily writing this month’s column from Venice! To celebrate our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, my husband and I are on an almost month-long tour of the great cities of Italy—something we’d long dreamed of, but ...