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

By: Aeron Lancero   Magandang araw sa inyong lahat. Hope you’re all enjoying the summer weather… And what better way to do so than to go out and explore what is new in our city. Today I share with you ...

By: Jovie Calma   Life is like an airplane ride. We take off. We ride. We land. There will be turbulence and there are delays. At certain connecting flights, there are surprises. Some of these will translate into great moments ...

By: Nancy Abiera   “… God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.” 1 John 4:16 “…‘You shall love the LORD your God …‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:37-39 “… ‘With ...

By: Joe Mauricio   In the Philippine holiday calendar, no day is more significant than the 12th of June, in which we celebrate the declaration of Independence in Kawit, Cavite in 1898. That Declaration proclaimed to the world our separation ...

By: Ryan Tejero Chicago Nightingales (CN) was launched in 2013 as a 501 (C)(3) organization. Its founders organized it as a voluntary, impartial, neutral and independent humanitarian organization with a mission to promote health and wellness in the community, and provide ...

By: Mark Mabaquiao   Every June 12th, Filipinos all over the world commemorate the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain. The term “Independence Day” or “Araw ng Kasarinlan” is also known as “Araw ng Kalayaan” or “Day of Freedom.” As ...

By: Aeron Lancero   Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) Commissioner Michelle Boone today to announce the lineup of 69 restaurants that will participate at the 36th Annual Taste of Chicago – the ...

The Consulate General of the Philippines in Chicago, together with the Central USA Area Command of the Knights of Rizal (KOR) and leaders and members of the Filipino American community, commemorated the 155th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal ...

PAT MICHALSKI, retired deputy Cook County Treasurer, once an “adopted Daughter” of the Rizal Center during the time of the late Mr. Carmelo Llapitan, FACC president. Pat who turned 82 recently, said: “I don’t mind driving to a Filipino store ...

By: Mayra Salazar   Every year, June marks the beginning of two busy seasons: summer and “wedding season.” With joyful expectation, many of us have already marked our calendars and started wrapping up our plans for the vacations, ceremonies, and ...