VIA Times – December 2019 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

Th e joyful NVP 1 World group Th e VT/CPRTV staff and families in attendance Left to right: Veronica, Joe Mauricio, Nell Frias, Mommy Visitacion Tan, and Carmelita Ico (left to right)Nick Vera Perez, Judge Jesse Reyes and Veronica Leighton Rozz Daniels ...

By: Melody Rabor-Dizon   If you are anything but sabotaging your healthy lifestyle, the advent of the holiday season is one thing to be dreaded upon and to be immensely enjoyed by some. Food tripping during the holidays is all too ...

Chicago, 4 December 2019 – Th e Philippine Consulate General in Chicago congratulates VIA Times Newsmagazine for winning the Print Journalism Award – Best Magazine on Migration category of the 2019 Migration Advocacy and Media (MAM) Awards. The MAM Awards ...

By: Reign C, ChaCha M, Xavier D   Scott Escalera bagged the title as K3 Champion of the K3 Open Section in the recent Ice Harbor Scholastic Tournament, a Junior Grand Prix Event, in a two-day, 6 rounds tourney from November 9-10, ...

By: Bob Boyer   Iregularly save news highlights, from several sources, that I want to write about. Often I am unable to report on these highlights. They are interesting and important but not for a complete article. This year I’ve ...

Next year’s First Installment Cook County property tax bills are available on cookcountytreasurer. com, three months before the due date, Treasurer Maria Pappas said. Tax Year 2019 First Installment taxes, due March 3, 2020, are 55 percent of the previous ...

By: Nancy Abiera   As the song implies, “Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year!” Yes, it is as I had experienced it myself. However, for some may not be the case. An exception may even question, “Is it really?” ...

Largely Forgotten, True Story of Holocaust Heroism Saved 1,200+ Jewish Refugees; Film’s Release Marks 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz (Jan. 27) Original Soundtrack Features Shulem With Manila’s ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra; and Songs Composed by Concentration Camp Prisoners, Performed by the ...