VIA Times – August 2021 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

A new study by the Mayo Clinic found the Pfizer vaccine was only 42% effective against infection in July in the clinic’ s home state of Minnesota, when the Delta variant became dominant. “If that’s not a wakeup call, I ...

APRIL 17, 1945 – AUGUST 6, 2021 Mar Doreza was an undefeated champion of Tawag ng Tanghalan, a popular radio and TV show in the Philippines in the 1960’s. He performed at big Manila hotels & lounges, and became the ...

By: Melody Rabor-Dizon   What we know so far: • CDC recognizes Delta as a ‘variant of concern’ in the US, meaning it poses an increased risk of transmission and severity of disease (as measured by hospitalizations and deaths). • Delta ...

By: Richard Hanus   Whether because of the pandemic or the previous administration’s lowered prioritization of many aspects of our legal immigration system, record setting delays in immigration processes have been many and far reaching. The two agencies most responsible ...

By: James DC   department to report that his wife was missing Husband: My wife is missing. She went shopping yesterday and has not come home. Sergeant: What is her height? Husband: Gee, I’m not sure. A little over fi ve-feet tall. Sergeant: Weight? ...

By: Elaine Lehman   In August 1945, the United States of America denotated two nuclear weapons over the populations of Hiroshima on August 6 and of Nagasaki on August 9, committing two of the most egregious and horrific crimes against humanity. ...

Tanduay’s State Manager Illinois, Maria Haleem, at luncheon meeting at Carlucci Rosemont with Veronica, VT publisher.

By: Bob Boyer   Bob, I enjoyed your article as it gives me an eye into an area of the world I would not know about.” So wrote my “friend of the books-travel-arts and theater type” who I introduced in ...

The View co-host Megan McCain is a Never-Trumper who always sat on the Left end of the Republican Party. ABC hired McCain as the Republican co-host of The View believing her Never-Trump bona fides would make her acceptable to the ...