VIA Times – December 2018 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Veronica Leighton   After more than a century (117 years, to be exact) of wrangling for the return of the war trophy bells that the Americans seized from the Filipinos in Eastern Samar in 1901, after days of fierce ...

Jane and David Cannon Co-founders of JDC Rainbow Foundation and recipients of Model Family 2018 award of the Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame

By: Pureza Ramiro Pacis   December na naman, buwan na napaka-importante, napakasaya ngunit napakalungkot din na buwan ng aking buhay. Taong 1981 noong nagsimulang dumating ang aking mga blessings sa buhay. Nabuntis ang aking girlfriend na 19 years old; 20 years ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Philippine Embassy, together with more than 50 other embassies and foreign diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C., participated in the 7th Annual Embassy Showcase Winternational held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on 06 December ...

By: Christian L ChaCha M Xavier D   New York – November 27, 2018 – The New Year gets a sweet start with the return of Kids Baking Championship on Monday, January 7th at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network. A dozen new ...

Joe Mauricio’s special interview with Harold Sy, M.D., Ophthamologist at Chicago Eye Institute, he is the recipient of Excellence in Medicine award of Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame 2018. Veronica Leighton’s exclusive interview with Geraldine Hernandez, Recipient of ...

The young woman of Filipino descent is battling aplastic anemia and a rare blood disorder called PNH. Roshlind was looking forward to fi nishing high school and starting driver’s ed but those plans have been put on hold due to ...

By: Joe Mauricio   There are as many traditions for Christmas as there are those who observe it, but a common thread is the time spent with loved ones, the sights and smells that evoke Christmas, and the warmth and ...

Goodnight President George H.W. Bush: After waiting in line for two hours in his wheel chair, Filipino American WWII veteran Celestino Almeda, 101, saluted and bid goodbye to the former U.S. commander-in-chief as he lay in state in the Capitol ...