VIA Times – July 2023 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

The Illinois State Museum has returned 37 wooden memorial statues, known as vigango, to the National Museums of Kenya for repatriation to Mijikenda communities. These statues are considered sacred cultural objects and are believed to carry the spirits of male ...

Dr, Rina Galvez, PMAC President 2023-24 Nancy Dizon Castro, PMAC Auxiliary President

Conservative powerhouse Natasha Owens is celebrating Independence Day with the release of a new music video for “The Star Spangled Banner,” which is featured on her latest studio album, AMERICAN PATRIOT (Radiate Music). Watch the video here. “I am very ...

Kapuso Primetime King Dingdong Dantes makes his highly-anticipated comeback to the small screen as he headlines the series as Napoy. The upcoming masterpiece of GMA Network boasts of a stellar cast comprising Megan Young as Diana, the ex-girlfriend and great ...

Tomas M. Dumpit, a 3-term Congressman of La Union and a retired Brigadier General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, at the age of 90. He chaired the House Committee for Veterans Affairs and led a contingent to the ...

The International Latino Cultural Center and the Center on Halsted proudly present the Chicago premiere of Venezuelan actor Migguel Anggelo’s outrageously queer and gender-bending theatrical experience, LatinXoxo. A queer, artful mashup of theater, humor, physical movement, and sumptuous song selections ...

By: Richard Hanus   Our nation is home to more than 11 million undocumented foreign nationals, a reality that has taken hold over the course of several decades and a half dozen presidential administrations. Whether overstaying their visa or entering the ...

Maritess Wynkoop, PIWC 2023 Overall Executive Committee Chair gave her welcome remarks. Maritess Wynkoop, PIWC 2023 Overall Executive Committee Chair gave her welcome remarks. PIWC 2023 Beauty Queens L-R: Josie Rae Rosario, Miss Little Philippines; Jasmine Erin Gonzaga, Miss Philippines, Cecilia Ramirez, Mrs. ...

Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace – July 1, 2023 CORE ORGANIZERS Gemma Esmalla Richie Gil Benz Jereos Sheila Altis Tina Cronologia Ben Inventor Maricel Pendon Lyrol Gonzalez Jinky Namojlik Maribel Halloway (With all Lin-ay parents for 2023)