VIA Times – February 2021 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

Every 60 seconds someone in the U.S. sustains a burn injury serious enough to require treatment. Springfield, Ill- National Burn Awareness Week, is an initiative of the American Burn Association and is a coming together of burn, fire and life ...

Invisibly recently conducted a second survey using their Realtime Research™ tool to gain a deeper understanding of how well informed people are about the Covid-19 vaccine, and learned that Americans are split on their willingness to take the vaccine. Not ...

By Lynn Allison | Tuesday, 09 February 2021 COVID-19 has triggered an uptick in anxiety and stress leading to a condition health professionals are calling “coronaphobia.” Experts say that worry and anxiety over a perceived threat to health can have ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *A Tribute to the late MAURICE MUDLONG, first Filipino who ‘opened’ the door of Chicago City Hall to the Fil-Ams during Mayor Richard M. Daley’s reign *Gong Hey Fat Choy! Happy Chinese Lunar New Year! *CHICAGO needs our PRAYERs for ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Philippine Embassy in the United States, US-Philippines Society, and St. Joseph-on-Carrollton Manor Parish jointly observed on 9 February 2021 the 56th death anniversary of Joaquin Miguel Elizalde, first Philippine Ambassador to the United States (1946-1952). Ambassador Elizalde ...

By Zoe Papadakis | Monday, 01 February 2021 Tony Bennett has revealed that he has Alzheimer’s disease. The 94-year-old crooner’s battle with the disease was documented in a lengthy AARP article, which contained interviews with his family members, and on ...

Madrid – Los Angeles, January 28, 2021. The International Design Awards (IDA) based in Los Angeles just announced Lladró as the winner of the 2021 Gold Medal in Jewelry design, for its “Actinia” Collection. The International Design Awards (IDA) recognizes, ...

Joe Mauricio’s zoom interview with GrandMaster Ramon Ribay, IFMAA president and founder, President of Arnis USA and IOC Representatives. Veronica Leighton’s zoom interview with Jessica Jakosalem Rolla, Peach Fashion Stylist, Former Miss Philippines of the Filipino American Council of Chicago. Joe Mauricio’s ...