VIA Times – July 2018 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   “America is para los dreamers”. I recently come across a picture of an artwork that flashes this quote in neon green enclosed by an orange rectangular border. It was displayed as a collection of statements in ...

By: Bob Boyer   Readers of this column, even occasional ones, will be familiar with a series of articles I have done over the years on the topic of “Strong Filipino Women.” For readers who may be less familiar with ...

By: Joe Mauricio   President Donald Trump is more popular than most NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) country leaders who think they are better than he is. NATO is an international alliance that consists of 29 member states from North ...

By: James DC   Teacher: “If I give you two rabbits and two rabbits and another two rabbits, how many rabbits have you got?” Boy: “Seven!” Teacher: “No, listen carefully again. If I give you two rabbits and two rabbits and another ...

By: Victoria Smith   I noticed it during my first Philippine homecoming in 2008, fourteen years after I’d immigrated to the U.S.: a building frenzy everywhere, with no apparent rhyme or reason, as it was impossible to deduce any sort ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *Philippines’ PONY (Protect Our Nation’s Youth) represents ASIA PACIFIC at SU PONY World Series, July 18-21, at Mt. Vernon, Illinois *One more Youth Sport Hero: Fil-Am gymnast Brandon Briones, 17, is 2018 Junior Pan American AA ...

By: Margarita Holmes   Dear Dr Holmes and Mr Baer: My boyfriend of 4 yrs and I are not active in sex because of him. At first, that was ok for me: he is a good man and I know he ...

By: Veronica Leighton   I thought the following article written by Fr. Rolando dela Rosa that appeared in the Manila Bulletin, June 17, 2018, depicting the true courage of a dear friend in surmounting the difficult road to survival from ...

The rise of authoritarian or authoritarian-leaning political figures has been accompanied, in some cases driven, by calls for both sanctioned and extra-legal government violence in their crime and drug policies. The most noted example is that of extrajudicial drug war ...

This fine dining, full-service Brazilian steakhouse or churrascaria is a meat lover’s paradise, as a never-ending parade of succulent beef, pork, lamb and chicken, plus an extensive salad bar. Attentive gauchos with sabers are frequently on hand with new cuts, ...