VIA Times – December 2022 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

Chicago, IL – Today, the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) announced a new partnership with the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) to offer incomparable free access to legal representation for Illinois veterans and their families in appeals before ...

Jocelyn Needer, Event Coordinator Community Liaison: Veronica Leighton Emcee: Maria Girlie Pascual CHICAGO, IL—On December 4, 2022, I was honored and humbled to receive the support from the leadership of the Filipino American Leaders of Greater Chicago and the VIA ...

Los Angeles, California – On the weekend of November 5 – 6, the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON USA) held its National Conference and General Assembly attended by more than 200 individuals representing 57 Filipino organizations and institutions across ...

Nimrod Tabang, 70, of Chicago, passed way peacefully on November 29, 2022. Beloved husband of Susan. Loving father of Franz. Cherished brother of Bernardine Avila, Emmanuel, Ralston, Julius and the late Eula Mae. He will be dearly missed by many ...

By: James DC   A Little 10-year-old girl was walking home, alone, from school one day, when a big man on a black motorcycle pulls up beside her. After following along for a while, turns to her and asks, “Hey there ...

By: Veronica Leighton   After two years of Covid-19 restrictions (masks, distancing, hand washing), we are now feeling free and no-worries at all in celebrating Christmas 2022 this time. Hallelujah! Of course, we have to be conscious of the health ...

UN’s Date of 8 Billion As you may have seen, the UN celebrated the “Day of 8 Billion” recently. Despite it taking 12 years for the world to grow from 7 billion to 8 billion, the global population is slowing. ...

Thank you to our wonderful hosts Lyris and George Medrano of Wisconsin for the gracious hospitality and delicious Thanksgiving dinner 2022!

In The Wolf of Wall Street, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jordan Belfort snorted cocaine from just about everywhere. Off of desks, off of his wife’s chest, and even from the bum of a sex worker. But the actor who brought the drugs, ...

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