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

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that Form N-565, Application for Replacement of Naturalization/Citizenship Document, and Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA), can be ...

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Musings of a Filipino-American (1st prize winner essay from Florence Almeda) I am steeped in sinigang, filled with the sound of jeepneys, and coated with Catholic sayings. I am not afraid of unfertilized duck egg and ninety-five degree weather. I ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –“Wherever they may be, Filipinos are the bearers of our nation’s beliefs, values, customs and traditions that make our culture unique. But physical distance and the passage of time have frayed cultural bonds between people and homeland. The ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   For the last five years, the trademarked “Piyesta Pinoy” festivities in Bolingbrook, Illinois featured Filipino based artists from the Philippines sent by The Filipino Channel or TFC owned by ABS-CBN, and in its first year, ...

She was his dream girl. A beautiful, smart, feisty female that can stand up to his quirky, sometimes brutal sense of humor that, like sonar, can only be deciphered and appreciated by someone at par with his level of intelligence. ...

By: Pureza Pacis   Dear Tita Eza: Unica hija po ako, apple of the eye ng Mommy ko. Single mom siya kaya sa akin lang umiikot ang kanyang mundo. Upon my college graduation sa Vigan, nag-file siya agad ng early ...

By: Victoria Smith   Last month, I wrote this column from my native country, the Philippines. I had attended a college reunion, and read, sold, and signed my books at my Manila debut book launch. Today, I am incredibly still ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   “Lovely, samahan mo si J-rick sa banyo” (“Lovely, come with J-Rick to the bathroom”), I recall my mom saying. J-Rick is my youngest sibling born 8 years after me and accompanying him to the bathroom ...