By: Christian L, ChaCha M & Xavier D Hunter Dimailig, at eight years old, is a young professional stage actor who started in the entertainment industry modeling and in commercials. He is of Filipino heritage. This past Christmas season, he played Tiny ...
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By: Dominick Geraci First of all, let me begin my column by wishing everyone a healthy and wealthy New Year! How time marches on! 2019 already! I hope all your finances are in order, file your taxes right away ...
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By: Melody Rabor-Dizon My 14 year old daughter, Jassie came up to me and started conversation about JUUL. She stated, Mom so many of my classmates are using JUUL. I looked at her intently why this bothered her when she ...
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By: Victoria G. Smith Farida Pacha begins her documentary film, “My Name is Salt”, with a quote from Albert Camus’s “The Myth of Sisyphus”: “The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart.” It is a ...
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By: Pureza Ramiro Pacis Magkahawig, ngunit hindi rin naman, ang karanasan ng Itay ni Janice sa “Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan,” November issue ng inyong Via Times. Ako po noon ay isang modista sa aming inland town, malapit sa ...
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By: Nancy Abiera Happy New Year to all! I pray that your year starts with abundant blessings and continuously receive them as you walk and engage in your daily life. One day, I came across this word “Takotsubo” from ...
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By: Elaine Lehman Growing up in Chicago, my parents created an environment that fostered inquiry about living between cultures and shared histories and made us feel special. I was never forced to take sides. They surrounded us with a diverse ...
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By: Elsie Sy-Niebar *FILIPINA `MISS UNIVERSE 2019’ CATRIONA GRAY, highly-admired for her humanitarian love for the masses *My Family’s CHRISTMAS JOY: Feeding some of the Hungry in the Philippines *AUTOMATIC REFUNDS TO 30,000 HOMEOWNERS sent out by Cook County ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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