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

By: Doug Nguyen   The Social Security Board of Trustees recently released its annual report on the long-term financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASI ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *AMERICA celebrates May as ASIAN/PACIFIC HERITAGE MONTH *ABCTV scored the top overall grade of B for the second year in a row given by APMC, while Fox received an “F” re media coverage of ASIAN AMERICAN ...

Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Bolingbrook Performing Arts Chicago, Il. – We are very happy to announce that the biggest Filipino American event in the Chicago area will be back. The 6th Philippine Fest Celebration (Piyesta Pinoy sa Bolingbrook) will ...

By: Joe Mauricio   Even if you have a small space living in an urban setting, you can still benefi t from growing anything, from fl owering shrubs to vegetable/ fruit gardens. After downsizing to a small apartment with a ...

Introducing Feast or Famine, a new streetwear brand challenging the conventional design and aesthetics of your average run-of-the-mill streetwear brand. Founded by Owner and Creative Director MARTIN O’LOUGHLIN, Feast or Famine is based out of NYC and seeks to revamp ...

By: Victoria Smith   Having recently sold our home, and to save on moving costs, my husband and I conducted a garage sale—something we hadn’t done in years and should have held sooner, in paced multiples, not the crazy one ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Our Chicago community is buzzing like a bee and fleeting like a butterfly with all kinds of exciting events as the month opens up with the official celebration of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. For ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   For the Asian American Community in Chicago, spring comes alive even more in May as events are lined up throughout the month in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month. May just started ...

By: Pureza Ramiro Pacis   Dear Tita Eza: Naaliw ako sa mga kuwento ng pag-ibig sa inyong column. Eto naman ang aking love story. Deretso galing sa atin, mga bandang ‘70’s, sa Minnesota ang aking first job, sa St. Paul’s newspaper ...

By: Nancy Abiera   “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in ...