VIA Times – January 2022 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Kayla Tejero   New year – New us – Same dreams – Fresh starts. Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year 2022! I’m sure many of us spent New Year’s Eve and Day with dear friends or family to ...

By: Ryan Tejero   In pursuits of its goal to promote Filipino culture and embrace Filipino’s rich heritage, the Santacruzan Group of Greater Chicago will host a Santacruzan, & Cultural Fashion Show 2022. This is a dinner-show, and will be ...

By: James DC   Don’t like to come out! Brenda and Terry are going out for the evening. The last thing they do is put their cat out. The taxi arrives, and as the couple walks out of the house, ...

Pope Francis is seeking to encourage married couples, acknowledging that the pandemic has aggravated some family problems but urging couples to seek help and always remember three key words in a marriage: “Please, thanks and sorry.” Francis penned a letter ...

Sidney Poitier KBE was a Bahamian-American actor, fi lm director, and ambassador. In 1964, he was the fi rst black person and fi rst Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two Academy Awards nominations, ten ...

David Alvin Barnaby aged 85, of Burbank, IL, formerly of Grand Rapids, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021. David was a dedicated family man, proud of his children and grandchildren. In his heart, he had two homes; his childhood ...

By: Edward Cortez   Just when we thought we had a good handle on the pandemic that had been around for almost two years, here came another variant named Omicron – a more highly contagious variant of the COVID virus ...

By: Nancy Abiera   “As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have ...