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

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: 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: 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 ...

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: Lou Maningas Cabalona   In the hit Netflix reality show “Tidying Up” that aptly premiered on the first day of the year, best-selling author and organizing expert, Marie Kondo shares her system of decluttering people’s home and ultimately, their lives. ...

By: Joe Mauricio   I was going to write about the topic of government shutdown, but I thought of putting my mind in the right perspective first for the new year. . I am an optimist beyond any doubt–a true ...