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

The second stimulus check for $600 being distributed to Americans has led to unprecedented online scams that broke the $200 million milestone. The IRS reported 5.7 million payments totaling $9.6 billion were made in Illinois where residents should be on ...

BY JENNI JULANDER January 22, 2021 – THE EPOCH TIMES – One girl from Spain is proving that anyone can make their dreams come true, even people like her who were born with Down syndrome. Marian Avila has made a ...

By: Elaine Lehman   On February 7, 1870, famed abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass spoke to the congregation of the Ward Chapel African Methodist Church in Peoria, Illinois. The address he delivered on that occasion is titled ‘Our Composite Nationality.’ The ...

By Jan Milo Severo (Philstar. com) – February 3, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-American singer H.E.R. is set to perform at the Super Bowl 55 this month at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida. The National Football League ...

By: Joe Mauricio   If you lived in Chicago or Midwest, or somewhere in the East Coast, and you have Facebook friends living in California, Texas, or Florida, life could really be so disparately incomparable. The National Weather Service maps would ...

By: Veronica Leighton   February is the shortest month in the Gregorian calendar, (it’s down to only 28 days (except 29 days on Leap Year that happens every four years) versus the normal 30 and 31 days for the rest ...

Brigitte Carino Cueter (CPRTV Newscaster) and her Mom, Ritz Carino Cueter.

By: Doug Nguyen   Tax season is approaching, and replacing your annual Benefi t Statement has never been easier. The Benefi t Statement, also known as the SSA- 1099 or the SSA-1042S, is a tax form we mail each year in ...

By: Bob Boyer   “Frontline,” the widely viewed PBS documentary series, and “Fresh Air Interviews,” the popular NPR radio program hosted by Terry Gross, are two of the most widely watched and heard public broadcasting programs in the U.S. They ...

By: Veronica Leighton   St. Valentine’s Day, celebrated every 14th day of February and which has been associated with love and/or lovers, has its surprising origin. This special day actually started being celebrated in honor of a saint, quite far ...