VIA Times – March 2017 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Mayra Salazar   March is Women’s History Month — a time to focus not just on the past, but on the challenges women continue to face. Nearly 60-percent of the people receiving Social Security benefits are women, and in ...

By: Veronica Leighton   March 8, 2017 marks the International Women’s Day with a theme of “Be Bold for Change.” Though the World Economic Forum predicts that “the gender gap won’t close entirely until 2186,” women around the world have ...

By: Ryan Tejero   It is not surprising to note that there are plenty of Filipino Americans in Illinois who came from the province of Zamboanga Del Norte. In fact, since 1989, the residents from Zamboanga Del Norte in Illinois ...

Adding a special significance to the memorial march is another historic milestone: the recent granting of the Congressional Gold Medal to Filipino and American World War II veterans. Signed into law by President Obama on December 14, 2016, the Congressional ...

Janice Dantes, Attorney-at-law A welcome greeting to the new VT Columnist writing about “What Would Janice Do?” on page 26.

By: Joe Mauricio   At the moment, we are still trying to settle in the apartment we’ve moved in. Believe me, it’s so stressful from finding the apartment that we like to making decisions on things to bring or not ...