VIA Times – May 2015 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Ryan Tejero   June is the month that the Filipino American community observes the commemoration of the Philippine Independence. This annual historic event has been a long-standing tradition that every Fil-Am looks forward to. Typically, a line-up of cultural ...

By: Mark Javier   On March 12, FALA Chicago formally installed its officers and board members for the 2015 term during a ceremony held at the law firm of Sidley Austin LLP. Congratulations to all those who took the oath ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona “Ladies and gentlemen, mga minamahal kong kababayan, Magandang Gabi po sa inyong lahat. And I apologize to our American friends; it is my custom to talk to my countrymen in our native tongue.” The President of ...

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By: Robert Gard   President Obama’s Executive Actions — Status of Implementation & Political Infighting — Part 4 Two key pieces (expanded “DACA” without age limits and “DAPA”) of President Obama’s Executive Actions Program, announced on November 20, 2014, were ...

By: Lena Remigio   Dear Ate Lena, After 20 years of having been married to a wonderful man (so I thought), ako ay feeling so disgusted, frustrated at sukang suka dito sa lalaking kasama ko sa aking buhay ng matagal ...

By: Aeron Lancero   Magandang Araw sa inyo lahat and I wish you a speedy recovery over the disappointing loss of our well-respected athlete, Manny Pacquiao. I am sure that it has brought down our spirits just a little, but ...

AT MORGAN MANUFACTURING Cochon 555, the country’s most talked-about culinary competition returned to Chicago on April 26, 2015 to celebrate family farms, heritage breed pigs and today’s emerging chef community. Attendees of this one-ofa- kind culinary competition embark on a ...

By: Joe Mauricio   “Ang aming hangad: Huwag nang bumalik pa sa bulok na sistema, bagkus magtuloy-tuloy ang mabuting transpormasyon ng bansa. Wala pong ibang paraan para matupad ito kundi sa pagtutulungan ng lahat ng Pilipino, saan mang bahagi ng ...