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

By: Mark Mabaquiao   Dear Medicare Mark, I recently retired and purchased a medicare supplement plan G and prescription drug plan. I live in Hinsdale, but I am considering moving to California to be closer to my daughter and my ...

By: Victoria Smith   I’m floating between what came before me and what comes after me. I’m but a speck of dust whipped up by the wind, occupying spaces between— if there are still any. I look for greatness in ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *Feisty Philippine Sen. Leila de Lima, arrested and jailed! *PIWC 2017 chaired by Lourdes Livas is gearing up for the 119th Philippine Independence Day celebration in June; meet the Beauty Queens… *Asian Americans must take pride ...

By: Christian L & ChaCha M & Xavier D   VT’s Bata Columnist Christian Leighton, 11, (pictured above, and middle in 2nd picture), takes first place on Floor, Parallel Bars, Horse and Overall at the Midwestern Open Level 4 Division at Viking ...

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: 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

By: Melody Dizon   March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM). The 2017 PGAM theme is “Have the Conversation” and the goals of this national campaign are to increase public awareness of problem gambling and the availability of prevention, treatment ...