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

CHICAGO — A photographic exploration of papal visits to Israel from 1964-2014 will be on display at DePaul University this spring in a special exhibition cosponsored with the Consul General of Israel to the Midwest. The 44 historic images depict ...

  By: Joe Mauricio   Remember the 80’s election? Remember Reaganphobia, when we heard that Ronald Reagan was a member of John Birch Society, whose credo was “Better Dead Than Red”? He rejected “Mutual Assured Destruction,” the bedrock stretegy of ...

By: Nancy H. Abiera “Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at Him (Jesus). “Aren’t You the Messiah? Save Yourself and us! ” But the other answered, rebuking him: “Don’t you even fear God, since you ...

By: Bob Boyer   Two items in particular caught my attention in the January 2016 issue of “VIA Times Newsmagazine.” One is an amazing feature I call “the Medical Mayugas.” It’s about the six members of the Mayuga family. Both ...

Rosé was hot last year, and this year, it’s going to be red, er, PINK hot! As you may know, last year there was a dreadful rosé shortage in the Hamptons and Los Angeles that left fashionable sippers scrambling. In ...

By: Veronica Leighton   The official United Nations theme for International Women’s Day in 2016 is Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality focusing on new commitments under UN Women’s Step It Up initiative, and other existing ...

CHICAGO, – A study conducted by the Illinois Eye Institute at Princeton Elementary School and Chicago Public Schools showed a statistically significant improvement in student GPAs and math test scores after students received comprehensive eye exams and glasses. IEI at ...