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

By: Richard Mirpuri   5. Always remember. . .yes, never forget. . .why you have what you have. . .and who gave it to you. First, God brought you out of whatever mess you were in. Deuteronomy 7:19 in the ...

By: Joe Mauricio   For the last three weeks, I was feeling tired, sleepy, and just feeling lousy. Worried about my health condition, I visited my cardiologist for a check-up. He told me that I have enlargement of the heart and ...

By: Jovie Calma   Holidays are particularly festive and Chinese Lunar New Year is undoubtedly one of the biggest. Chinese Mutual Aid Association celebrates its cultural traditions on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Truman College. There were over 400 community ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *Neck and neck Chicago Mayoral Race starring incumbent Mayor Rahm Emanuel vs. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia! Go out and Vote on April 7! * Garcia gets endorsements from African American power brokers: the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Cong. Danny Davis! *Mayor Rahm ...

By: Christian & Maya Leighton   Loving “Nanna” Evelyn Tolledo, baby talks to Little Jack while his Big Sis Annie watches the cartoons on TV at Elsie’s (ViaTimes columnist) when they stopped to drop off their donation to DJNMCF. Jack and ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   In my January article, I shared with you all, a rundown of the many adventures we wanted to accomplish during our 29-day vacation in the Philippines. Despite it being a tall list of to do’s ...

By: Aeron Lancero   Good day to you all, and I wish you a great and enlightening Holy Week. I am back with my column to showcase a great Fil.Am eats restaurant and a recipe to follow for the dish ...

By: Jan Paul C. Ferrer   Approximately 15 million Americans are victims of identity theft each year, resulting in financial losses of over $50 billion.1 One particularly insidious form concerns taxes, whereby a legitimate taxpayer’s identity is used to fraudulently ...

By: Robert Gard   New Regulations Announced That Will Provide Employment Authorization Availability to SOME H-4 Dependent Spouses (Spouses of H-1B Beneficiaries) Several years ago, USCIS issued regulations that allowed dependent spouses in E-1/E-2 and L-2 nonimmigrant status to apply ...

By: Bob Boyer   The Philippine economy has definitely improved over the past few years. We even see the expression “New Asian Tiger” applied, comparing the Philippines with the economic successes of the likes of South Korea and Singapore. Still, ...