VIA Times – July 2016 Issue Vital News, Vibrant Views for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Veronica Leighton   July marks the most patriotic month in this country for the celebration of the American Independence every fourth of July commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence 240 years ago in 1776. As ethnic immigrants ...

RIZ VILLASENOR, owner of Sandok n Palayok restaurant on 14149 Cicero Ave., Crestwood, IL. 60445, tel. no.: 708-737-2189. Sandok is the new talk of the town resto in the Filipino American community of Chicago! Pls. see advertisement on page 25.

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *FBI Director Comey, on Hilary Clinton: ‘She is extremely careless’ tampering classified government communication, but ‘not guilty.’ Is Mrs. Clinton above the Law? *CHICAGO: No. 1 in Crime; has the highest homeowner property tax; a Topnotcher ...

Washington, D.C. –The U.S. Senate voted unanimously to pass S. 1555, a bill authored by Senator Mazie K. Hirono to award Filipino World War II veterans with a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their dedicated service during World War ...

By: Robert Gard   On November 20 and 21, 2014, President Barack Obama announced a series of administrative reforms of immigration policy, collectively called the Immigration Accountability Executive Action. The centerpiece of these reforms is an expansion of the current ...

By: Mayra Salazar   Over half a million people who live outside the United States receive some kind of Social Security benefit, including retired and disabled workers, as well as spouses, widows, widowers, and children. If you’re a U.S. citizen, ...

Dear All; A ” BIG THANK YOU ” is due the VIA TIMES Newsmagazine for featuring the PIWC 2016 ESSAYWRITING CONTEST in its June,2016 issue in full details : 1. naming all the essayists & their schools 2. mentioning all ...