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

By: Melody Rabor-Dizon   Summer is finally here! Everybody’s heading to the pool for a refreshing dip, enjoying the sun while kids are having a splash in the water. Not long after, everybody is asked to get out of the pool ...

By: Elsie Sy-Nieber   *Good News: The United States Embassy in Manila will not be closed! * President Trump: ‘Suddenly, Democrats admit ‘there’s a border crisis’ (not ‘Fake News’) *Is long-time loyal PIWC Member/Officer Delfin Masangcay who’s been wishing to ...

By: Christian L, ChaCha M, Xavier D   Beauty Queen Mrs. Philippines Globe 2017 Carla Dimaano and Businessman/Engineer Wendell Dimaano celebrated the 7th birthday of their Daughter Savanna Dimaano in Disney Princess Magical theme party @ Star City Philippines with family and Friends ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   Anna Lisowski and her parents, Tadeusz and Alicia Lisowski of Chicago, Illinois, would like to say thank you : On behalf of my daughter, the celebrant Anna, my husband Tadeusz and I, would like to thank ...

By: Ryan Tejero   It is considered to be the most vibrant and active Filipino American organization in Iowa. With its noble mission to integrate American heritage and culture while maintaining, preserving and promoting Filipino heritage, the Filipino American Society ...

By: Janice Dantes   I recently attended a panel about entrepreneurship hosted by the Small Business Administration (SBA). I could not help but think about how few Filipino entrepreneurs I know. It is also not encouraged as a viable career ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   Every year, Filipinos in Chicagoland and all over the Midwest eagerly await the announcement of the Celebrity guest making their appearance at the annual Piyesta Pinoy in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Since 2014, we’ve had the opportunity to ...

By: Victoria G. Smith   Some years ago, when I was a part-time college instructor at the largest community college in Iowa, the sight of my young adult students, many of them fresh out of high school, arriving at our first ...

By: James DC   I just discovered my own age group. I am a SEENAGER (Senior Teenager). I have everything that I wanted as a teeanger, only 55-60 years later. I don’t have to go to school or work. I get an allowance ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Great news for me, coming from the University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America (UPAAA) stating that I will be awarded one of the Distinguished Alumni In Mass Communication on September 1, 2019 in San ...