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

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. Don’t you think so? We celebrated this Love Month together with the religious Ash Wednesday occasion this year, the start of the Lent Season, for us Christians. Now, as we ...

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 of Elementary Education at the Holy Child Colleges, and a Master’s degree in Special Education at the University of Southeastern Philippines. She taught preschool & elementary at the beginning of ...

The Winter Olympics are a spectacle of athletes from throughout the world whose breathtaking skills on snow and ice focus attention on sports that, for the most part, are otherwise obscure. The Olympics also are an appropriate stage to focus attention on political and human rights issues. There are remarkable medal-winning performances by competitors young — 17-year-old Americans Red Gerard and Chloe Kim each won gold in snowboarding at the ...

Joe Mauricio’s on-site interview with Elaine Lehman, Executive Director of Filipino American Council of Greater Chicago. Veronica Leighton on a one-on-one interview with Cindy Flores, Treasurer of The Federation of Philippine American Chambers of Commerce. Joe Mauricio’s exclusive interview with retired priest, Rev. Caesar Silva. Veronica’s on-site interview with Ta-tynisa Wilson, Singer and Top 24 contestant from Season 10 of American Idol. Joe Mauricio’s interview with Donna Solecka Urbikas, Author of “My Sister’s Mother: ...

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