VIA Times – July 2017 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Mark J. Mabaquiao   A handful of clients over the years have expressed surprise to see that the ID number on their Medicare card is iden – tical to their Social Security number . This is of concern to or ...

Special message from Chaz & Jhun Patron to their friends: “We give thanks for all the blessings, no matter how small, that come into our lives. Celebrating and renewing our wedding vows is not limited to the number of years ...

Ordinances went into effect on July 1, giving workers the right to up to fi ve days of paid sick time annually CHICAGO – July 13, 2017 – In Chicago and Cook County, paid sick time is the law as ...

The North American Tour Launch of Disney’s Aladdin Now Playing Broadway In Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre Disney Theatrical Productions and Broadway In Chicago are thrilled Aladdin is now playing in Chicago as part of the North American tour launch at the ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   The proposal was romantic—a weekend getaway to the beach, a confidante to photograph the event, and voila! Plans started to materialize for Michael Jon Cuenca and the new Mrs. Yvonne Wong Cuenca after he got ...

Looking more relaxed after the Gala Night of the Phil-ippine Independence Week Committee 2016, I threw in a quick “how are feeling now”question to Lourdes CorvoLivas, Executive Chair of the PHILIPPINE INDE-PENDENCE WEEK COMMITTEE (PIWC) 2017. With her trademark smile, ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Contrary to what many thought and heard circulating around the community lately, Dr. Rufino Crisostomo, Filipino American Council of Greater Chicago (FACGC) President, is very, very sick and has actually decided to join the FACC’s splinter ...

By: Bob Boyer   I confess that I have not yet seen the movie, “Wonder Woman,” but I plan to do so, maybe even before it comes out on the Netflix dvds. Wonder Woman comic books fascinated me, along with the ...