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

By: Nancy Abiera   “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” –Proverbs 3:5-6 I have noticed that many people including ...

By: Joe Mauricio   We are done with the political primary elections season. But the general election is still three months away, and we have an important word of advice for the candidates across America–CALM DOWN. Political campaign ads this ...

By: Elaine Lehman   “I love Chicago. It’s a second Manila to me. While I dream of that distant land of my birth, this great and wonderful city enfolds me in her arms!” – Justo N. Juliano, 1926 Words are one ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *LATEST UPDATE ON COVID 19 as of PRESS TIME *HOW LONG WILL THE WORLD SCIENTISTS SUCCEED IN THEIR WORK DEVELOPING VACCINE LIFE-SAVER AGAINST CORVID 19? *CHICAGO MAYOR LIGHTFOOT’s DISMANTLING of CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS’ STATUE WILL NEGATIVELY AFFECT HER RE-ELECTION, some Chicagoans predict *PRES. TRUMP AND ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   We were choosing between a special dinner with family or a private party with your friends at a play place. But 2020 had other plans. It was in the middle of readjusting to new life ...

By: Bob Boyer   Last month this column introduced Lieutenant Colonel Joe Rogers, Philippine Air Corps, the son of a Filipino mother and an American father. Joe’s father had been an American soldier who fought in the Philippine –American war ...

By: Reign C, Xavier D   Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, Patriot Truth Newa UN officials have pointed to a study that reveals lockdowns and school closures are doing more harm to children than the coronavirus itself, with many more deaths ...

By: Jan Paul Ferrer   When the market is volatile, almost everyone thinks about their financial future and the potential impact such fluctuations may have on their retirement accounts. However, it is during these turbulent times that it’s important to ...

By: Doug Nguyen   During the current coronavirus pandemic, we continue to provide help to you and other people in your communities. While our offi ces are not providing service to walk-in visitors due to COVID-19, we remain ready and ...

By: Richard Hanus   The nonstop, unprecedented fl ow of immigration news continues, including with regard to the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision rejecting the Trump Administration’s attempt to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Executive ...