VIA Times – March 2015 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Victoria G. Smith   Resting,” your maker named you. yet there’s nothing restful in your pose. Your naked breast marks your heart— its beating pounds in my ears. Your pale face turns toward the light— tell me, is it ...

By: Mark Javier   Last month, I wrote about the Filipino community’s political engagement in the Chicagoland area. The results of the recent Chicago municipal elections compel me to continue that discussion. For the first time in history, Chicago will ...

This St. Patrick’s Day, put down the Guinness and get in the Irish spirit with a new seasonal cocktail! LO Fruit Beverage’s Pot O’ Gold cocktail combines a little Irish whiskey, club soda and LO’s Mango Mojito juice for the ...

Urban Accents offers all-natural spice blends and is a 16-year old, flavor forward, specialty food company that is taking cooking and grilling to a whole new level with their grilling rubs, seasoned salts and a wide assortment of creative culinary ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Although Chicago’s African-American and Latino voters are considered to be a major issue in determining the winner in the upcoming historical April 7th mayoral runoff election, the Asian American minorities fall under the “undecided voters.” So, ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   It’s not the usual month popular for weddings, but then again, the union of Kali Mae Weber, daughter of Sharlene and Lon Weber, to Randy Adorable, Ray and Angie Adorable’s first born, was not your usual ...

By: Veronica Leighton   February, the second and shortest month of the year, possesses the month with the love and heart, the reason of which the lovers’ occasion, Valentine’s Day, is being celebrated on this month. Here’s a short Funny ...

By: Lena Remigio   Dear Ate Lena, Kasalanan kayang ma-in love ang isang batang kamukha ko sa isang matandang pwede ko nang maging lolo? Is something wrong with me, or is something wrong with him, or to both of us? ...

By: James DC   Something for seniors to do to keep those “aging” grey cells active: 1. Johnny’s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. …What was the third child’s name? 2. There ...