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

By: Bob Boyer   Iam in Washington, D.C. for the 2021-2022 holidays this year and away from my office resources, and I am experiencing separation anxiety. But I am also excited to share my nephew’s insights on two of the ...

By: Faye Mendiola   Dr. Virgilio (Vio) Jonson THEN: FEU Manila Philippines GRADUATE DOCTOR OF MEDICINE 1965 NOW: Recipient of President Lifetime Meritorious Community Service Award 2021 from PIWC Board of Trustees   Dr. Franklin Montallano THEN: A four-year-old toddler taken ...

By: Boom Boom Cabalona, “X” Divinagracia, Christopher Miranda   As we enter year three of the pandemic, it is absolutely absurd that scores of schools are closing again for in-person learning because of the vastly overhyped Omicron variant. First and foremost, data show ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Studies show that 92% of people who set New Year’s resolutions never come to fruition. Why? Due to some external influences and disruptions that take their minds off their set goals in life for the betterment of ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   At this time, numbers have been surging here in Illinois, 31.000 new Covid 19 cases after the holidays of 2021. January’s Omicron virus is coming in strong, infecting populations faster both vaxxed and un-vaxxed, the ...

By: Jan Paul Ferrer   The life expectancy for Americans has been marching upwards for decades, reaching 77.8 years in 2020.1 Today, a 65-year-old man will live an average 18 more years, and a 65-year-old woman has an average life ...

By: Sarah   Hello Awesome Readers! Time to turn another page, you can already feel my excitement welcoming 2022. The past 2 years been rough, done and gone; as they say, it can only be better from here on. Serving ...

By: Doug Nguyen   We continue to add more services you can access through your secure my Social Security account. Use your personal my Social Security account to check your Social Security record and complete your business conveniently and securely from ...

By: Richard Hanus   For the past 20 years, more than a few proposals to help millions of undocumented immigrants come out of the shadows have been presented for Congress’ consideration only to fi nd their way to the waste heap. ...

By: Janice Dantes   Whether a death is unexpected or occurs after illness, picking up the pieces can be difficult. Not only are you grieving, but you have to deal with thing they have left behind. There can be legal ...