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

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that new signs will start appearing along interstate corridors, guiding motorists to charging stations for electric vehicles. The signs are part of a national effort to promote alternative fuels that will ...

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a national observance that honors the perseverance and legacy of Asian and Pacific Americans and celebrates their contributions to the nation. The theme for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month is “Advancing ...

By: Elaine Lehman   The Filipinos have made their mark on Chicago since 1906, when they arrived as students. Many attained their education and returned to the Philippines, but many chose to stay in Chicago where they created new lives. They ...

LBC will move your money for you! Now offering money remittance! LBC is now in your city with the best exchange rates and the widest network of branches in the Philippines. With LBC money remittance we offer instant peso padala, ...

It is with profound sadness that we bring you the news that Bernie Wong, our beloved CASL co-founder and former President, has passed away surrounded by her loving family. Bernie was courageous in everything she did in life, and she ...

The number of Filipinos migrating to the United States has increased dramatically over the decades. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 battle globally, Filipino labor migration has grown modestly as some seek better job opportunities or want to reunite with their migrant ...

As with most aspects of life, all things are NOT equal. This is certainly true when it comes to rice. As you’ve no doubt experienced for yourself, rice can range from almost inedible to so subtly fl avored and wonderfully ...

While still in the mourning stage for the passing of our beloved co-publisher Joe Mauricio, we just observed his 40th day memorial last May 8th at Space Stage Productions Chicago studio owned by friends Salina Vest and Phil Contursi. Super ...

When a group of industrious, fun-loving rats find letters fallen from an Art Fair sign, they put the sign back together—with one small adjustment—and get to work creating a spectacular RAT FAIR. Their fair is ruined when humans sweep away ...

Kim Kardashian found herself caught up in an unlikely international art smuggling row Tuesday, 04 May 2021 10:12 PM involving an ancient Roman sculpture that was imported to California under her name. US prosecutors last week called for the statue ...