VIA Times – January 2016 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

  By: Maria Girlie Pascual   Birth, baptism, high-school graduation, the first driver’s license, are all milestones for teenage boys and girls; however, for a young lady, there is the coming- out party, an introduction to the world with its ...

By: Nancy H. Abiera   I heard someone asked: “What is love?” The response was, “Love is like a rosary because it has lots of mysteries.” LOL!

Kansas City, MO – Peppermint Twist, a new etsy boutique, recently opened their virtual doors for those who want to put a stamp on their style. Bringing you everything from monogrammed pillows to raincoats to baseball caps, hashtag onesies to ...

  By: Bob Boyer   Happy 2016! Have you been keeping your New Year’s resolutions? OK, I don’t expect you either to share what your resolutions are or how well you are keeping them, unless you want to, of course. ...

By: Mayra Salazar   Wright Brothers Day, observed on December 17, marks the day in 1903 that two adventurous brothers in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina took to the air for the first time. It was a modern miracle at the ...

  By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *After two months of globetrotting, thank God, I’m safely back ‘Home to My Chicago’! *Remember, our Primary Elections on March 15. Meet a few Asian American candidates… *I met Philippine Vice President Binay at Silliman ...

By: Joe Mauricio   Afew months ago, we wrote that the 2016 Philippines national election looked to come down to BLOODY versus BORING. The presidential race would be bloody, half a dozen candidates scrapping for attention, trying to gain traction, ...

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-The Arboretum is the first public garden in the country to join Museums for All program – LISLE, Illinois –The Morton Arboretum announced that it has joined Museums for All, a program of the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) and ...

By: James Dc   Man receives telegram: Wife dead–should be buried or cremated? Man: Don’t take any chances. Burn the body and bury the ash. ——- Prospective husband: Do you have a book called ‘Man, The Master of Women’? Salesgirl: The fiction department ...