VIA Times – December 2017 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   Dear family and friends: Much gratitude and heartfelt thanks fill our hearts as we see all these pictures of our union. Be it the first Catholic ceremony in Chicago blessed by Father Carlos Llagas, the ...

A force to be reckoned with, Journey’s frontman vocalist and Pinoy rockstar icon, Arnel Pineda arrived in the Bay Area on the AP Album Promo Tour and unveiled the performance of a lifetime. With uncontainable energy and emotion, his personality ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *Philippine Consul General Calonge sends Christmas Greetings to the Filipino American Community! *CHRISTMAS BELLS ring earlier at Cook County Treasurer Pappas’ office! *’There are things which Pres. Trump should not be doing, but I believe he is doing a good job ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   Early this month, Filipino Americans in Indiana got an early Christmas treat with a couple of leading Filipino American celebrities headlining a dinner concert along with our Chicago-based Filipino Folk Fusion band, SamaSama Project organized by ...

By: Margarita Holmes   Dear Dr Holmes: I had a 10-yearr relationship with “Zara.” I left her for Susan 12 years ago, left Susan for Ella, and fi nally left Ella for Ana. I am now single and want to go ...

By: Mayra Salazar   Next payday, when you see a portion of your wages go toward FICA taxes, rest easier knowing that your investment in Social Security brings a lifetime of protections for you and your family. From your first ...

By: Pacita Ramiro Pacis   Dear Ate Eza, Pasko na naman! Ngayong Pasko,naala-ala ko ang aking lungkot noong kami’y bagong dating sa ‘Merika. Bagamat kasama ko na noon ang aking kabiyak at dalawang anak, may dalawa pang naiwan sa atin, ...

By: Joe Mauricio   With Christmas just around the corner, most people continue to make serious preparations for the Holiday. Judging from congested streets, packed parking lots, long lines of people in department stores, it seems that many of us ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Months of November and December are the most anticipated months of the year, but many look at it as some kind of worrisome months as what goes with the big celebrations of Thanksgiving and Christmas (up ...