VIA Times – May 2020 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   My brother Boyet, or “Diko” as I used to call him, was brother and sibling number two amongst my parents’ brood of six children, I being the third and only girl growing up in the small ...

By: Janice Dantes   With COVID-19 impacting our lives, I am receiving more inquiries about estate planning. Most people know about wills. Fewer people know about powers of attorney. Powers of attorney allow you to appoint an agent to make ...

By: Doug Nguyen   With more than 80 years of service, the Social Security Administration has helped secure today and tomorrow with fi nancial benefi ts, information, and tools that support you throughout life’s journey. In May, we recognize Older ...

By: Veronica Leighton   We cannot stop honoring our Filipino American health care professionals for their courage, alertness and professionalism that they have shown in their rescue and professional efforts to save many lives in this pandemic crisis 2020. I ...

By: Ryan Tejero   While everybody in America is affected by the COVID 19, Filipino Americans share their unique way of responding to this pandemic. There are individuals and organizations that are genuinely sincere in giving back to the hardworking frontliners ...

Dallas, Texas – Hollywood actor Cory Kays and Filipino-American Director and Producer Danny Aguilar, President and Founder of Carpe Diem Pictures based in Dallas, Texas USA collaborate in an upcoming film “TITLEHOLDER.” Written by and stars multi-award-winning Hollywood actor Cory ...

Asian/Pacific Islander LGBTQ Youth Mental Health The Trevor Project published3 a new report titled, “Asian/Pacific Islander LGBTQ Youth Mental Health.” It examines depressed mood, suicide risk, and LGBTQ identity disclosure and acceptance among Asian/Pacific Islander (API) LGBTQ youth using data ...

By: Melody Rabor-Dizon   If it’s not the unknown, the uncertainty of what tomorrow brings, the nonstop blaring news on every channel of the pandemic statistics of lives claimed, loss of a job, for others the painful loss of a ...

By: James DC   Mom’s Pantie The mother had washed her hair and just put rollers in–but she didn’t have a hairnet for them, so instead she used a pair of panties to keep them in place. Her 4-year-old son ...

By: Reign C, ChaCha M, Xavier D   SPRINGFIELD – Knowing that effective, skilled, and diverse early childhood educators are a lynchpin to classroom quality, Gov. JB Pritzker has awarded the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) $1.3 million in grants to strengthen ...