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

By: Gilbert Dizon   Many people make the mistake by not planning for the inevitable. Benjamin Franklin once said, “The only things certain in life are death and taxes.” Estate planning is a process whereby a person can make legal ...

By: Melody Dizon   Perhaps the most challenging yet for a writer is to expose her vulnerability in print. Though, over the course of time, I may have given Via Times’ Melody Unchained followers’ tips, infos, things to watch out ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   The fourteen-hour flight from Chicago’s O’Hare to Narita, Japan was not so bad, nor was the three-hour layover. In fact, after two years from my last visit, it felt good leaving the snow covered runway ...

By: Veronica Leighton   When the awesome month of March comes, many people used to refer to March Madness (for the sports fans) and Ides of March (the historical date of the assassination of Julius Caesar) and, of course, the ...

(1) Birthday celebrant Rose making a wish before blowing her birthday candles; (2) Older sister Jenny Ferrer Toft helping with the birthday cake; (3) The Ferrer Family, sitting, Mom Ludy & Dad Gerry Ferrer, and son Jan Paul Ferrer (VT Financial ...

Photos taken during Naty Parris’ & Rem Reyes’ wedding held last April 2015 (Holy Family Church in Barrington with reception following at Cotillion Banquets with around 300 guestsin attendance…Right photos going down: Naty & Rem dancing at the reception; Naty’s ...

By: Jovie Calma   It was one cold and dreary night when I had the opportunity to meet Connor Smith, a fitness model, personal trainer, NPC physique competitor, and a star of MTV’s reality show, “Are You The One? Season ...

Health-conscious consumers can now drink hot teas to experience wellness benefits like weight loss, detoxification, better sleep and appetite control. Luckily for the estimated 160 million North Americans who drink tea on any given day, one global brand is at ...