VIA Times – November 2015 Issue Vital News, Vibrant Views for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

(1) Birthday celebrant Jane Palomar with Kim, owner of Pasteur restaurant on Broadway, who hosted the birthday celebration.; (2) Jane’s family, standing from left to right, daughter Mary Sheika, Jane, sister Aurora and son Arnold. Seated in front is her ...

By: Mayra Salazar   People with disabilities are challenged with both overcoming barriers and with convincing others that those barriers do not define them. That’s why we wanted to mark this October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month by reminding you ...

By: Bob Boyer   The following is my annual tribute to the Northeastern Wisconsin veterans who served in the Philippines. Their obituaries came to my attention since my November, 2014 article. As a soldier in the 503rd Airborne Division, Ralph ...

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  By: Robert Gard   President Obama’s Executive Actions — Status of Implementation & Political Infighting — Part 8 — Hope for Implementation is Fading Fast Americans should not forget the party and the people who brought us to this ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   When my lolo (grandfather) passed away when I was young, we had a week-long wake at their home which was kept open 24/7 for friends and family to pay their respects anytime. On the day his ...

By: Joe Mauricio Military tensions with China in the South China Sea and the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement are the key issues discussed at the recent APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit hosted by the Philippines involving 21 Pacific ...

The birthday celebrant blowing her birthday candles, surrounded by her loving family; Her talented grandkids performing for Grandma’s birthday, from left: Liam, Sophia, Raniel, Raide and ChaCha Miranda. Hyde Sombilla, Dina Guzman, Tess Schell, Lissa Cada, Elsa Castillo, Jane Cannon and Baby ...

By: Victoria G. Smith   She texts me to say she’s at her sister’s home in California, and won’t I please call her there. I’m glad. She didn’t sound happy the last time she emailed, living in her mother-in-law’s house ...