VIA Times – January 2020 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Janice Dantes   On the recommendation of some friends, I just watched Marriage Story on Netflix. I highly recommend it because it gives a pretty accurate characterization of the divorce process. For individuals getting divorced, it is a highly ...

By: Victoria Smith   This column has evolved from a poetry platform accompanied by a little essay on how the poem relates to current events, to one that’s now primarily an essay on life as portrayed in, or inspired by ...

By: Nancy Abiera   “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His His countenance upon you and give you peace” Numbers 6:24-26 ...

By: Kayla Tejero   Thank you all for reading my column from last month! As we ring in the New Year, I’d like to say that the year 2019 was truly a great year for me, as I achieved so much. ...

By: Joe Mauricio   On sundown evening of September 29 – Oct 1, 2019, Shofar blasts marked the arrival of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year (a Jewish tradition observed every year). The shofar is a hollow ram’s horn, open ...

By: Ryan Tejero   Many Filipino American groups in the Midwest begin to organize when there is a growing need. Groups would usually start by gathering support from friends. Then, friendship becomes well established, and now, an organization is born with ...

By: James DC   Isang Bata Na Nagpapagupit Sa Barbero Barbero: Totoy, alam mo totoong hindi ako naniniwalang mayDiyos. Bata: Bakit naman po? Barbero: Tingin ka sa labas, and daming may problema. Kung merong Diyos, di sana inayos na niya ang mga problema ng tao. Bata: ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   We call ourselves “Baliw na Porcheers” (Crazy Seniors, “Fourth- Years”) as we have previously been described in jest by our Philippine Literature teacher Ms. Miraflor, embracing the slightly obstinate yet humorously successful way we have managed ...

By: Elaine Lehman   We all recognize that motorized vehicles are an important component of Chicago’s transportation and economic systems, we also recognize that motorized vehicle exhaust emissions are a significant source of pollution, including carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and hydrocarbons. ...

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