VIA Times – March 2019 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

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By: Mayra Salazar   If you’re thinking of signing up for Social Security at 62, know that doing so could be a decision you ultimately regret. Here are three reasons it pays to wait. 1. Retirement will probably cost more ...

Toni Preckwinkle Cook County Board President “I’m running for Mayor of Chicago because I want to make sure that all of our youth have a solid education and real opportunities. I fell in love with Chicago when I first came ...

Dear editor, We take strong exception to the article entitled, “This is Manila” that appeared on the front page of the Washington Post on 25 February 2019. It is disappointing how this article hides behind the guise of journalism to ...

Family, love, politics—all sprinkled with humor and romance. Since its world premiere last February, TODA One I Love continues to be the nightly TV viewing habit of Filipinos. The success of this GMA News and Public Affairs’ election offering only ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   Pictures of my one and only grandson Kenzo Kristoffer Wildoer who I have been visiting in Palm Springs frequently. I also take these trips to see my son Kristoffer and his wife Svienna just to ...

By: Bob Boyer   I am not often shocked, being of a generation that reached the age of awareness while watching Movie-Tone Newsreels of the liberation of Jewish prisoners from the Nazi death camps late in World War II; but ...

By: Christian L ChaCha M Xavier D   During the month of March we honor and celebrate all women – particularly those that have made contributions to history, culture and society. In just three more days Nancy Drew – one of the most ...

By: Ryan Tejero   UP Alumni groups like UPAAGC has been viewed as “elitists” by the Fil-Am community at large. Being government scholars, who received worldclass education from a university funded by tax-paying Filipinos, alumni owe a debt of gratitude ...

Pearlie & Ray Torralba, Beth Cadiz & Lourdes Mon. Carmen Ortiz, Marlene Suyat, Lourdes Mon, Vishnu Mahant, Zanty de la Cruz, Veronica Leighton, Art & Naty Dilay.