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

By: James DC   ANG PAGHIHIGANTI Isang gabi, naglalakad ang isang lalaki sa may tulay nang may makita siyang babae na nasa gilid nito at nagtatangkang magpatiwakal. “Huwag!” sigaw ng lalaki. At sa kabutihang palad ay nakumbinsi ang babae at ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Festive June activities get our adrenaline running in high speed as we jump from one party to another with Philippine Independence gala ball as the culminating event. June 12 has been the official holiday date for ...

Top three Fashion Designers of the Philippines, Edgar Madamba, Richard Papa and Edgar San Diego showcased their spectacular haute couture and Philippine native ternos creations direct from the Philippines last May 19, 2017. Beautiful local Chicago models were selected and ...

By: Robert Gard   Between Jan. 22 and April 29, 2017, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) deportation officers administratively arrest-ed 41,318 individuals on civil immigration charges. Between Jan. 24 and April 30, 2016, ERO arrested 30,028. That’s a 37.6 ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *Pres. Duterte’s declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao brings back memories of September 21, 1972, to this columnist… *Marawi City in Southern Philippines celebrated Flag-rasing ceremony in tears *President Duterte skipped the Philippine Independence Day celebration ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   The Philippine Independence Golf Tournament or PIDGT started way back in the 70’s when a few golfers decided to celebrate Philippine Independence Day in Chicago with a tournament that will be open to all golfers ...

By: Ryan Tejero   One of the longest and most stable Filipino communities farther down south is the Filipino American Society of Central Illinois (FASCI). It is a 501(3)c organization and a lively community that has grown to over 200 ...

By: Veronica Leighton   With the community in feverish excitement celebrating the 119th Philippine Independence this month of June (June 12th, to be exact), we wonder how the umbrella organization of the Filipino American Community of Chicago (FACC) is celebrating ...

Soon -to-be-wed Dale Tippett and Lorna Villarias Brinson at the VIA Times party/blessing of the new Pavilion Office.

By: Bob Boyer   The heroics of Florence (“Betty”) Finch provide the stuff of adventure or spy stories more often than obituaries, but this obituary is both moving and exciting. Betty Finch managed to get a job working for the ...