VIA Times – July 2015 Issue Vital News, Vibrant Views for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Ramon Lazaro   Your wedding is all about celebrating the love between you and your new husband, but that doesn’t mean you can’t turn the event into an amazing party, too! Beautiful Invitations Your wedding invitations are the first indicator ...

By: Joe Mauricio   There’s a new bipartisan gun control push being discussed in the U.S. Congress. There’s President Obama’s push coming, anti-gun regulatory proposal. There’s Dangerous ID push, which could be just the ticket that the gun-grabbers need to ...

    TERI, THE BIRTHDAY BOY Teri flanked by Janet & Melvin From left: Cenon, Rona, Teri & Carol. With Barefoot Hawaiian performers. Michelle & Bryan Magsano entertain the guests. Birthday Boy surrounded by frriends & family.   (1) Nick, ...

  By: Mayra Salazar   Eighty years ago, on August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. The new law guaranteed a basic income for retirees and, at the time, the unemployed. Over the ...

By: Melody Dizon   Beaches, pools and lakes are getting crowded by the minute as Chicagoans savor the taste, smell, and sights of summer. Summer in Chicago is a lot of fun. As I get to feel the warm breeze in Chicago’s ...

By: Joe Mauricio   Coincidentally, America and the Philippines will be electing their respective presidents in 2016. Every four years, the citizens of the United States and every six years the Philippines, make the world’s most important “who” decisions. In ...

PH EMBASSY REPATRIATES BAGHDAD—The Philippine Embassy has repatriated the first batch of overseas Filipino workers who asked to be brought home after their families expressed fears for their safety due to the security situation in Iraq. The Embassy said the ...

Nancy Economou, founder of WATTS OF LOVE

Dear Editor, I notice that you have been advertising the Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame gala event, upcoming on November 14th, in VIA Times, CPRTV & Social Media. It is just around the corner which I plan on ...