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

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *CONGRATULATIONS to US ARMY COL. EUSEBIO C. KHO, MD, recipient of the prestigious Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 from the Marquis Who’s Who, as a leader in the field of surgery. *FRONTLINER R.N. JOYCE ...

By: Nancy Abiera   “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good. . . “ Genesis 50:20a “When we work, we work and we get stressed-out. When we pray, God works and removes the stress out.” In the ...

By: Boy Boyer   When a consistent Filipino critic of the U.S. becomes anxious about a possible decline of the U.S., it gets attention. Rigoberto D. Tiglao defi nitely got mine in his April 27 “Manila Times” online article, “Has ...

By: Elaine Lehman   Filipinos have been part of and contributed to the American landscape for more than 100 years. Beyond ludic multiculturalism, we have created our own unique cultures in the United States that explore our place in U.S. history ...

By: Joe Mauricio   The early arrival of Coronavirus in the U.S. was a WILD PANDEMONIUM. First, there was the report that the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) developed and distributed a faulty coronavirus test in its quite late start in ...

By: Victoria G. Smith   I’m currently writing my sixth book, a historical novel set at the turn of the twentieth century during the inception of America’s colonial rule over the Philippines. After reading and analyzing historical accounts of that era, ...

By: Jan Paul C. Ferrer   Why you should avoid practicing market timing There are many things that could affect the overall equity market and any individual stocks you may own—from economic trends to geopolitical events like an election. What is ...