VIA Times – November 2018 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Pureza Ramiro Pacis   Apat kaming magkakapatid, lahat babae: ako, physical therapist dito sa Chicago; dalawang nurse, isa sa Texas, isa sa California; isang high-school teacher sa amin sa Iloilo. Noong nandun pa kami sa amin, single pa and making ...

Active community leader in the Filipino American community of Chicago and vice president of the Philippine Engineers & Scientists Organization (PESO), Cornelio R. Natividad, 70, beloved husband of Evelyn, nee De Asis, loving father of Haidee (Ronald) Fernandez, Hannah Natividad ...

By: James DC A gang decided to rob a bank…they opened every vault and foundonly cups of yogurt. So they ate it all… Next day, in CNN news:”BIGGEST SPERM BANK ROBBED!” ____________ Teacher: Class, use the word “among” in a sentence… ...

“They sometimes call me Dr. Phil,” he said. Dominick Geraci is a tall, Italian, middle-aged man with a ready smile and a steady handshake. He just opened up shop next to the monster mart Seafood City, a Filipino- owned chain ...

By: Ryan Tejero   Ilonggos in Chicago honor their rich cultural heritage by launching, for the first time, “Dinagyang sa Chicago.” This is the first time that Ilonggos in Chicago made a unified effort to introduce Iloilo City and Dinagyang ...

Marking the culmination of the celebration of the Filipino American History Month in the whole month of October (as passed by the US Congress in 2009), the Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame annual gala event highlights the undeniably ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Marking the culmination of the celebration of the Filipino American History Month in the whole month of October (as passed by the US Congress in 2009), the Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame annual gala ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Philippine Embassy announced today the launch of the 2019 Very Important Pinoy Tour (Ambassador’s Tour) that will feature the top tourism destinations of Manila, Bataan, Clark, and El Nido, Philippines on 14-21 July 2019. “We are very ...

By: Bob Boyer   Because of the amount of information available this year, I have the luxury of two successive issues to cover all of the Northeastern Wisconsin Veterans who served in the Philippines in World War II. This month ...