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

By: Veronica Leighton   Yes, we did it at this time of our life! Kiddingly, but with some tinge of truth, before we move into a nursing home, hospital, and finally, to our grave. Maybe morbid, but true. A big ...

By: Jan Paul C. Ferrer   After ensuring your financial house is in order, it may be time for you to answer the question, “If you could make the world better in one significant way, what would it be?” Below are ...

Washington, D.C. Filipino and American World War II veterans, surviving family members, veterans advocates, community supporters, Philippine Embassy dignitaries, elected officials and congressional leaders will mark the 75th anniversary of the Bataan Death March with a series of events on ...

Described by Los Angeles Times as “terrifically entertaining theatrical rollercoaster” this story is all about Women who take destiny in their own hands and transform the world! “Destiny of Desire” is a story about two women, who, in a small ...

By: Nancy Abiera   We all have good and bad experiences in life. However, we have choices to let these situations mold us to become either bitter or better versions of ourselves. How we respond determines whether it makes or ...

By: Robert Gard   I’m writing this at just 35 days into the Trump Administration with a caveat that things are changing (rarely for the better, in my opinion) so rapidly that points made in this article may be out-of-date, ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   February was not a good month for parties and celebrations, including my birthday. Aside from a nephew, the mom of a close friend, the husband of a former colleague, there were four men who passed ...