VIA Times – December 2015 Issue Vital News, Vibrant Views for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Victoria G. Smith   She is master of light, hunter of pigments of the sun. Her hand is dancer on canvas, jump-gliding to mad motion of creation—mimicking life, nature, emotion—in brushstrokes that scream at the soul. There are tiny dots ...

Born on July 9, 1952 in a small town of Bulacan in the Philippines, Armando Lancero was called home to be with our Lord on November 30, 2015, surrounded by his family in Lake in the Hills, IL. Everyone who ...

“Infinity… New Works by Photographer Rieny G. Cualoping (2014-2015)”, on display at Blick Art Materials, 1975 East Golf Road, Schaumburg, Illinois from December 2, 2015 – December 31, 2015. Founded in 1911, Blick Art Materials is in its third generation ...

By: Aeron Lancero   Magandang araw sa inyo lahat. And, as we are in the holiday season, Maligayang Pasko sa inyo lahat as well. I truly hope that you all enjoy this holiday season in great spirits with family and ...

Dr. Jose Rizal Youth Awards WASHINGTON, DC—Thirteen young, outstanding Filipino- Americans were recognized for their academic excellence and community service during the Dr. Jose Rizal Youth Awards on 17 December 2015 at the Romulo Hall of the Philippine Embassy. Now on its 23rd ...

By: Christian & Maya Leighton   Starting in 2016, I am signing off as your Bata Korner columnist as I have turned 13 years old last July 20th, so I am not BATA anymore. I am introducing my replacement, my cousin, ...

By: Veronica Leighton   We concluded our annual Christmas party held last December 13th at Hyatt HotelMcDonald’s Campus with the popular traditional Filipino dittty of “Ang PaskoAy Sumapit” (Christmas HasArrived, in English translation). This Christmas song has endeared to me ...

By: Bob Boyer   I concluded PART ONE of this series, which appeared in October, with a serious misspelling. The correct spelling is the Hague, NOT the Haig. Actually the Dutch spell and pronounce it as den Haag. By way ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce released the final results of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 Survey of Business Owners (SBO), which found that business ownership in our nation is mirroring our increasingly diverse population. Minority-owned firms in the ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Fascinating people to me are the extremely interesting people that make me curious in knowing more about them, what they really are, what makes them tick, how they excel, and what life’s lessons can I learn ...