VIA Times – August 2020 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

GMA Artist Center offers another set of practical productivity hacks for its avid viewers with the return of ‘I Know Right/IKR’ online series every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The series features your favorite Kapuso stars trying their hands on life ...

By: Janice Dantes   Being an attorney is like any other job: I perform a service and receive payment for that service. While most of my clients are appreciative of the service, no one is happy paying their bills. I ...

By: Melody Rabor-Dizon   Where do I begin? My mom, Alice Rabor, born on Aug 4th, 1940 in Pangasinan, is the 5th child of the 7 children of Damaso Morales and Engracia Calimlim. Her early roots emerged from Bohol then permanently ...

All rolled into one on July 25th. Due to the pandemic Covid-19, they celebrated at home with their sons: Robert, RN; Royce Allen, a computer graphic designer, and singer for the Chicago Bulls; and Rommel Martin, a Traveling Nurse for a hospital. Indeed, ...

NEW YORK – July 23, 2020 – Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft organization, has supported more than 60,000 cleft surgeries in the Philippines since its first program opened in 2001. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Smile Train partner hospitals ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   It’s a buyers’ dream come true and a silver lining in our COVID infested landscape. Mortgage rates have tumbled to historical lows of under 3% for 30 year fixed home loans and sellers’ acquiescence to ...

By Lourdes G. Mon (at Memorial Service held at St. Hillary Church Chicago, on July 25, 2020) Today is very special to us because we are celebrating the life of Mimi. On behalf of all her friends, I extend heartfelt ...