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

By: Veronica Leighton   So many people in our community were shocked and in utter disbelief when they read about the sad news in this column last month about the fatal van accident in Cebu that killed Chicago’s noted physician ...

By: Veronica Leighton   February is just the second month in the calendar, yet it feels like we are breezing through the whole year so fast as we feel the sudden change in the Chicago weather, from snowfalls to rainfalls. ...

By: Joe Mauricio   By: Louella Cabalona, writing a guest column for Joe Mauricio, currently recuperating from influenza at the hospital. She thought the article would be appealing to all Masons out there, including her husband, Baron Cabalona and her ...

By: Boy Boyer   My nephew Nick returned from his most recent visit to his Filipina Fiancée Clara this January, 2018. I use pseudonyms for both of them for privacy reasons. In fact I made up new ones for this ...

Wale Nubi – Founder of Jojayden Men’s Wear Chicago

Born and raised in the southern part of Philippines, Ms. Olivia S. Trinquand is a SINGING special education teacher. She earned a  Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication at the Holy Cross of Davao College; a degree in Bachelor ...

Short and bittersweet, this third mini-book in the ENERI series, explores the theme of “Gratitude,” through original photographs and new digital art. ENERI Communications is happy to announce the release of “Gratitude … A Photographic Exploration”. A beautiful photo mini-book, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Philippine Embassy announced today the launch of the 12th Ambassador’s Tour, which will feature the top tourist attractions in Manila, Cebu and Bohol on 9-15 July 2018. A joint undertaking of the Philippine Foreign Service Posts ...

By: James DC   A little girl asked her mother: ‘How did the human race appear?’ The mother answered, ‘God made Adam and Eve; they had children; and so was all mankind made.’ Two days later the girl asked her ...

The Consulate General of the Philippines will be holding a Meet and Greet with Consul General Gina A. Jamoralin on Thursday, 22 February 2018, 5:30 – 6:30 PM, at the Consulate General’s Kalayaan Hall located at 122 S. Michigan Avenue, ...