VIA Times – January 2019 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Veronica Leighton   Joining dozens of journalists on January 14th at Bank of Springfield Convention Center, we wakened up early to troop down and tackle a three-and-a-half-hour drive to Springfield (Illinois capitol) to witness and cover new Gov. J.B. ...

By: Ryan Tejero   There is a new organization in Chicago’s southern suburban city of Joliet. This is the group of young professionals and their families, who formed a club, with the goal of promoting Filipino traditions and engaging second generation ...

Joe Mauricio’s special interview with Huong Ngo and Christine Pascual, Artists at 3arts.org. Veronica Leighton’s exclusive interview with Ginalene Lopez, Recipient of Excellence in Nursing/Home Health Entrepreneurship award of Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame 2018. Joe Mauricio’s interview with ...

By: Mayra Salazar   Each year we announce the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Usually, there is an increase in the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit amount people receive each month, starting the following January. Law requires that ...

By: James DC   New Year’s Resolution Iiwasan ko na ang mga bagay na nagpapataba sa akin, tulad ng timbangan, salamin at pictures. __________ Husband’s Doctor’s Visit Doctor (talking to wife after husband’s examination): Your husband is suffering from a very ...

By: Bob Boyer   January takes its name from the Roman God Janus, whose image has two faces looking in opposite directions. Janus, and January, thus represent the wisdom of reflecting on the past while planning ahead. This article looks ...

Jan. 1, 2019 – CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS vs. BOSTON BRUINS AT NOTRE DAME STADIUM FOR THE 2019 BRIDGESTONE NHL WINTER CLASSIC® Jan. 2 -31, 2019 – Resolve to give blood with the Red Cross Jan. 3, 2019 – “National Returns Day” ...

By: Margarita Holmes   Dear Dr. Holmes: Even as a child, I have been more inclined to deviant erotic practices like tying myself up, etc. I started masturbating at 9 and would fantasize being dominated/ humiliated in sexual ways. I ...

By: Janice Dantes   Many Filipinos living in the United States still have extensive ties to the Philippines including family, friends, and in many cases property. If you have not executed any estate planning documents or discussed your plans for the ...

By: Veronica Leighton   New Year’s Resolutions have been made and broken over and over, every year, mainly focusing on some changes on personal habits like about eating and exercising to lose weight, pursuit of success in work habits, and ...