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

By: Gilbert Dizon   As a Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney, I am often revered lower than one’s Dentist. But like a Dentist, I’m often asked to provide my services as a last resort because that client could no longer stand their financial ...

  Dear Ate Lena, Ang aking asawa ay mabait naman sa kanyang pamilya (kami) at kami ay may dalawampung taon ng kasal. Mahal na mahal niya ako at mahal ko rin naman siya at siya ay isang mabuting ama at ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   Time Magazine’s May 2013 issue features a twenty-something lady sitting on her stomach, one arm propping her upper body up, the other is raised up as she tries to take a selfie with her smartphone. The ...

By: Melody Rabor-Dizon   It has been incessantly ingrained in our heads to address the 5th vital sign in the healthcare world by Joint Commission Accreditation, Health Care Certification (JCAHO) – the word P-A-I-N. Either you will be shown a ...

The Pilipino American Social Services (PASS) and Human Resources has been serving the Filipino American community of Chicago for twenty years, with service and humanitarian mission for the community. Other services include health outreach, food distribution, training, socialization, recreational and ...

Wild Garden is expanding their brand of hummus and snack boxes by bringing authentic flavors of the Mediterranean right to your kitchen table. Due to the huge success of their specialty product line and the growth in popular demand at ...

By: Victoria Smith You cry to me, Hope! Hope! Give us hope. That you’d give anything for a sputter of meaning to your lives. I’m sorry to disappoint. A poet rises no higher than her source. Poet’s Notes: In last ...

By: Joe Mauricio   A turncoat is a person who shifts allegiance from one loyalty to another party, betraying or deserting an original cause, or by switching to opposing side or political party. “Balimbing” is a Filipino fruit that has ...

Mareia Opuntelisima, owner of Transformation Beauty Spa, located 9215 Washington St., Morton Grove, IL. at the grand opening of her new spa held at Wyndham Glenview. Call her at 847-983-0412 for a special beauty treat with affordable prices. (See ad ...

By: Robert Gard   The last round of USCIS filing fee increases went into effect on November 23, 2010. On May 4, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule to increase most USCIS petition/application filing fees ...