VIA Times – May 2021 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

Birthday celebrant Rhodora Gutierrez with her children Tina and Ricky, sis Vero at Hooter’s, cousin Bobby and wife Christy, daughter Tina and sis Vero at Ginza, and with friends Adeling Vergara, Vergie Reyes, Carmelita Ayap and Vero at Super China ...

By: Veronica Leighton   I find the month of May to be quite an amazing month, not because it is my birthday month, but due to the fact that so many colorful and historical holidays and celebrations seem to happen ...

By: Nancy Abiera   People avoid conflicts. However, conflicts are common/normal day-to-day part of life. Embrace conflicts like friends and see their power to scare you flee. Most conflicts may even be a blessing in disguise as they lead us ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   Last February, this year 2021, In our state of Illinois, statewide median home prices were $226,983, up by a whopping 14.1 percent from $198,900 from February of last year, 2020. This includes all the cities ...

By: Edward Cortez   It was Franklin Delano Roosevelt on his first inaugural address w ho famously said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Fear has a debilitating, paralyzing effect even when it resides only in the ...

By: Vicente Perez   It’s been a year since I posted laing na kale.I decided to cook it again for my very good friend as a late Mother’s Day gift. So here goes. INGREDIENTS: 1. 3 bunch of kale 2. 3 cans ...

By: Doug Nguyen   Olivia and Liam are once again America’s most popular baby names in 2020. It appears parents chose to stick with the familiar during an unprecedented time, with the top three names for both girls – Olivia, ...

By: Melody Rabor-Dizon   Iam slowly getting the feel of normalcy to some extent as news of overall hospitalizations and deaths have decreased dramatically after the COVID vaccination. Who does not want to have our old lives back? I miss dining ...

By: Bob Boyer   Recently I read in the Filipino Press that a major poll indicated that the top runner for Philipine President in 2022 was Sara Duterte (27 %) and that current Vice President Leni Rebredo was sixth (7%). ...