VIA Times – February 2023 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Sarah   The LOVEUARY month is back…and all we need is…LOVE! It’s the perfect time to fall in love, a rather short but sweet 28 days romance-fi lled month. An overdose of “I love you, I told you that I ...

FilAm in Niles Running for Library Board Hi VIA Times Team, My name is Mike Movido, and I am a first-generation Filipino- American from Chicago. I moved from Chicago to the nearby suburb of Niles, where I have decided to ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Happy Valentine’s Day! Gong Hei Fat Choy to our readers! The month of February is not only the shortest but busiest month in our calendar, but it is also the LOVE month, when people turn out ...

SPRINGFIELD – February is Earthquake Awareness Month and a perfect time to sign up for the international ShakeOut Drill in October. Schools, workplaces, and individuals are encouraged to sign up for the October 19, 2023 Great ShakeOut Day to reinforce ...

Mason Needer White, 11, 5th Grade, Forest Elementary School (LaGrange Park. Son of Jocelyn Needer, Campaign Team, Dr. Willie Wilson for Chicago Mayor.

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   Yes, I’ll celebrate my 60th birthday here in Manila “, were my last famous words back in June of 2018 when I flew back to emcee a dear classmate’s 60th back then. Come 2019, Covid happened, ...

GMA Network’s all-original Filipino singing competition, “The Clash,” remains as one of the top sources of entertainment to Kapuso viewers both on air and online. Recently, #TheClash has earned more than 200 million views on TikTok! The said hashtag includes ...

Unique film festival curated by youth at Inter-American Magnet Schoo l features one US premiere and seven Chicago premieres Chicago IL/ Winter 2023 – The International Children’s Media Center (ICMC) has teamed up with Inter-American Magnet School to present the WorldScene ...

By Yana Grebenyuk “For real, Beyoncé is on her way. But you know the upside of hosting the Grammys in Los Angeles is that everyone can be here. The downside of hosting in Los Angeles is the traffic,” host Trevor ...

Lloyd Morrisett, the co-creator of the beloved children’s education TV series “Sesame Street,” which uses empathy and fuzzy monsters like Abby Cadabby, Elmo and Cookie Monster to charm and teach generations around the world, has died. He was 93. Morrisett’s ...