VIA Times – November 2016 Issue Vital News, Vibrant Views for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Lena Remigio   Dear Ate Lena, Kaming mag-asawa ay nasa 70’s na na matatawag mo ng twilight years. Hindi na kami masiglang parang bata noong mga unang panahon. Kami ay retired na, ang aming mga tuhod ay mahina na ...

By: Bob Boyer   Veterans’ Day, November 11, 2016 again provides us the opportunity to mark the passing of veterans from Northeastern Wisconsin who served in the Philippines and returned. The following have all died since November of 2015. Their ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   Having emceed the last twenty-two years of our illustrious Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame for Via Times Newsmagazine and the Chicago Philippine Reports TV, one would think that I would be immune to ...

By: Veronica Leighton   The resounding success of the gala ceremony of the 22nd Annual Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame 2016 still echoes and reverberates in our ears. What a great feeling to see and witness so much ...

By: Victoria G. Smith   Let’s lick our lips and kiss each other’s wounds; let’s not speak of fear or transgression, but scent of orange blossoms in the spring. I want to push the hyacinths to break the ice; I ...

By: Mark Mabaquiao   When I meet with potential clients, they usually fall into two camps. They either have never heard of Medicare Advantage (MA) or they think an MA plan is a Medicare Supplement plan or vice versa. To ...

By: Jan Paul Ferrer   As you consider gifting options, ask yourself how you would like financial gifts made to children or other family members to be spent. Giving financial gifts to children or grandchildren can help reduce your estate ...

By: Robert Gard   Following-up a proposed rule published (in the Federal Register) on May 4, 2016, and after considering all 436 comments received during the 60-day public comment period for the proposed rule, on October 24, 2016, USCIS announced ...

By: Ryan Tejero   JDC Rainbow Foundation (JDCRF) is a nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Illinois on January 2, 2013, and registered as a Charity with the Illinois Attorney General. On July 15, 2014 the Foundation was granted tax-exempt ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   Last October, through Young Business United and the Federation of Philippine American Chambers of Commerce, I was invited to attend the 42nd Philippine Business Conference and Expo in Manila. Though my passion and career is in ...