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

Overcoming difficult neighborhood, education and family challenges to become high-achievers with character and confidence, six teenagers will describe how their local Boys & Girls Club has transformed their lives as they vie for Boys & Girls Club of Chicago’s 2017 ...

Dear Editor, We celebrate the reintroduction of the Healthy Families Act by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D – WA) and U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D – CT), in both the Senate and the House. The Healthy Families Act is a ...

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By: Bob Boyer   “Accentuate the positive.” That was my New Year’s Resolution a few years back, and I’ve found it helpful, so I was pleased recently to come upon some positive news about President Duterte, and that’s what I ...

CPRTV Host Veronicao on a one-on-one interviewwith Jack Kang, Project Manager for Xylem Bell & Gossett, talking about Dec. 7, 2016 when the state of Illinois recognized his company as Xelem Bell & Gossett Day, for having been one of ...

Gertrude (Yorgie) Yarbrough Bagley passed away peacefully   in her sleep at her  home in Hunstville, Alabama, last January 28, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Thomas Yarbrough and Susie Buck. She was preceded ...

CHICAGO — Lester Holt, anchor of “NBC Nightly News” and “Dateline NBC,” and data journalist Ben Welsh of the Los Angeles Times will return to Chicago this spring to receive awards from DePaul University’s Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence. ...

By: Joe Mauricio   Illegal Mexican border crossing to U.S. went down 40% in Donald Trump’s first month in office. according to Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. And it’s all happening before we even have a blueprint for that big ...

By: James DC   As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to do a graveside service for a homeless. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at ...