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

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 profused showers and storms as they could never dampen our spirits to celebrate. All kinds of fairs, festivals and events abound before and after Mother’s Day. Just this day of ...

  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 Science.” This may all be different versions, expressions and manifestations of that thing called “LOVE”, but in Edwin and Liza’s case, their intimate wedding amongst family and close friends epitomized what the word meant ...

By: Joe Mauricio   We read that the Trump administration has filled only 22 of 553 key positions that require Senate confirmation. This makes us worry about enough manpower to produce the same volume and standard of incompetence that we have come to expect so far. Granted in the first few months the administration has produced an impressive amount of ineptitude with a very few people, like White House Press ...

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, National Sales Director of Global Spirits USA. Global Spirits is the global leading producer of alcoholic beverages, the biggest international alcohol holding company in Eastern Europe. The company was established ...

TONY LABAR (left) and DON KRAMER (right), successful business owners in Chicagoland.

MASQUERADE CONCERT, June 2, 2017 at Copernicus Theatre, featuring Philippines’ foremost entertainers Martin Nievera and Lani Misalucha, presented by Nena Cosmetics, Star Media and VYNZ-NY. See page 8 full page ad.