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

By: Joe Mauricio The flu lands hundreds of thousands of people in the hospital each year and kills tens of thousands. But flu that leads to pneumonia is even deadlier. Startling statistic: Flu-plus-pneumonia ranks eighth in leading causes of death ...

By: Cass Ingram   For centuries mankind has relied on the cannabis plant for its medicinal properties. Ancient Egyptian text from the 2nd century (called Fayyum Medical Papyrus) contains the earliest known record for the use of cannabis as a ...

By: Victoria G. Smith   Welcome to the maiden edition of my new VIA Times column! Its name, “Notes From the Sound”, was inspired by my and my family’s recent move to a beautiful island in the Puget Sound, off the ...

My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream is a carefully crafted snack made with a scoop of premium ice cream wrapped in delectably soft dough. The new 6-pack boxes are available in seven flavor varieties and each ball of My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream ...

From left to right: PIWC Kick-Off Co-Chairs Robert Chavez and Flor Castil, PIWC 2018 Overall Chair Lourdes Mon, 2018 PIWC Beauty Queens, Mhel Tolledo, Beauty Queens 2018 Chairperson & Co-Chair Jessie Angat. PIWC Board of Trustees swearing-in, from left to ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar *MARCH 20 IS PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IN ILLINOIS! *Former IL Gov. Pat Quinn (D), is making a come back as IL State Attorney General; please… let’s get him on the ballot on the March 20, primary election ...

By: James DC   It was jazz an ordinary day. The skies were clear, the birds were chipping. Ang ganda-ganda ng araw! Nasa SM ako noon at katatapos ko lang mamili ng groceries. Timing naman nasa foodcort si Angel Locsin, ...

By: Nancy Abiera   Most people misunderstand what faith is making it more complicated for a TCF. In simple terms, I will present a comparison between TCF and FCF. In my 20’s, I had FCF expecting always that 1. God ...

Santo Nino fiesta procession Officiating priests blessing the Santo Nino images. Officiating priests Sinulog dancers Santo Nino devotees Santo Nino de Cebu Choral Group

By: Jovie Calma   New year, new offerings from GMA Network. On January 15th, GMA unveiled its fi rst offering for the year- “The One that Got Away”. It is a sexy romantic comedy that features three ex-girlfriends fi ghting ...