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

By: Victoria G. Smith   We won’t have a tree this Christmas. Only the second time it’s happened in our family’s history. The fi rst was due to a house move close to the holidays. This time, it’s because our home ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   I met Harold four years ago in Torrance, California, introduced to me by my son Kristoffer. He came as a guest of Mark Calayag, who was working with him at his clinic in Chicago. I ...

By: Pureza Ramiro Pacis   Deat Tita Eza: Hi, Pureza! My Nanang Sofi a named me after you. Palagi ka niya kinukuwento sa akin, hindi ka niya makalimutan. Bola. Parang maalala-ala mo kaya, ipinangalan niya ako sa iyo. Pureza, nadito ako ...

By: Janice Dantes   Christmas is a special holiday for many Filipinos since the vast majority of the country is Roman Catholic. While the holidays do bring people together, sometimes families cannot get over prior disputes. Below are some of ...

By: Kayla Tejero   Welcome to this new column here on Via Times! I am so privileged for this opportunity to work with people whose service to the community is so inspiring and selfl ess. So, since this is my fi ...

By: Elaine Lehman   Late yesterday, I sat on the Rizal Center’s lobby steps and looked out the glass doors. At one point I murmured, “This has been really quite a year”. And it really has, but not until I ...

By: James DC   SQUARE ROOT Juan: Tay, ano ang square root of 9 plus the cube root of 16? Tatay: Paturo ka sa hardiner natin at wala akong alam sa mga ugat ng halaman. __________ TRANSLATION Teacher: Tagalogin mo nga Juan ang I was ...

By: Jan Paul Ferrer   IRAs are an important part of many investors’ nest eggs. Know the rules for how to withdraw funds from them for your retirement. Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) play a key role in helping Americans save ...

By: Joe Mauricio   Predicting how the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a case based on the questions the justices raised during the oral arguments with the tone of an endeavor and the tone of the exchanges today (November 13) ...

By: Ryan Tejero   Lions Club is probably one of the oldest and the strongest international organizations that hits mankind. There are 48,000 Lions Clubs around the world from about 142 countries, with approximate 1.4million members who are doing service ...