VIA Times – February 2016 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

  (1) Birthday celebrant Manny Garcia in front of his flaming birthday cake; (2) Popular singer Manny Garcia, Jr., dedicating a song to his parents who are leaving for Dumaguete, Philippines; The Garcia family, headed by Manny and Tessa, 4 ...

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  By: Nancy H. Abiera   “RELATIONSHIP is like a camera. FOCUS on important things or life can be blurry. TAKE PICTURES of the great memories otherwise, bad memories will take over. Use LOVE as a background or towers of ...

(1) Birthday celebrant, Veronica Razon Fertig (2) Veronica with her loving husband, Art Fertig.; (3) Veronica’s loving family, with husband Art, children Jean Louise Navarro Mabus, Geno Antonio,and granddaughter Mae Kristine Navarro (1) Veronica with Judge Jessica O’Brien, greeting the ...

By: Veronica Leighton Though we are caught in the midst of winter in the month of February, no one can deny that this is a most celebrated month when it comes to love (Valentine’s), revelry (Mardi Gras), remembrances (Presidents’ Day) ...

Feb 6 – Brazilian Carnaval 2016 at Martyrs’ Chicago, Our annual Brazilian Carnaval celebration, hosted by Marcos Oliveira, is a yearly highlight! THE KECK FUTURES INITIATIVE: o February 8 – Nomination process closes; all nominations must be submitted online. o ...

By: Mark Javier   Illinois is in the midst of an historic year for Asian Americans in politics. There are a record number of candidates with Asian heritage running for office and the community should take advantage of the opportunity ...

By: Mayra Salazar   It’s leap year, and that means one thing — you can add one extra calendar day to your February schedule. Many people are preparing for the upcoming elections. Others might be getting a jump on spring ...

By: Victoria G. Smith   You, my friend, who loved the written word, who rejoiced in and celebrated my love affair with it, now that you are gone, how shall I instruct the ink to flow upon my page? BFF ...