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

From Dennis Mondero of CMAA As the warm weather nears and Chicagoans can enjoy being outside much more, it’s also a reminder that in some neighborhoods of Chicago, the warm weather leads to a sobering uptick in violence among our ...

The greater Chicago’s biggest Filipino American festival, in celebration of the Philippine Independence Day, returns to Bolingbrook for the fourth year this summer. Join us for a massive 11- hour festival, Saturday, June 10, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 10 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. and the Philippine Department of Tourism office in New York (PDOTNY) conducted a presentation on the 11th Ambassadors’ Tour on 15 May 2017 at the Embassy’s Romulo Hall, underscoring the Tour’s ...

By: Veronica Leighton   As we enter the beautiful months of Bountiful Spring, things are becoming more hectic, and as the days are getting longer we look forward to more enjoyable activities and life’s celebrations, not minding the plentiful and ...

By: Mark J. Mabaquiao   When I meet with potential clients, they usually fall into two camps. They either have never heard of Medicare Advantage (MA) or they think an MA plan is a Medicare Supplement plan, or vice versa. To ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   Romance and the notion of it has inspired many a song, a poem, book, a lot of movies, a comedy act, even a scientific dissertation called “Romantic Love is an Addiction” by the blog “Live ...

CPRTV Host Joe Mauricio on a one-on-one interview with Edmund Garcia, popularly known as the “Loop Ambassador”. Edmund is the Program Manager of Chicago Loop Alliance’s Street Team and Clean Team Services. Veronica interviews and drinks vodka with Dan Freier, ...

Baby Leo being blessed by Father Lagges From left, Leo’s grandma, Leonisa Dantes, friend Dina Odeste and Veronica. Leo with the Sharping Families Family photo of Ian Sharping, Janice Dantes, Leo Sharping after Leo was welcomed into the Christian world. ...