VIA Times – November 2019 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Victoria G. Smith   Election fever is upon us again—a perfect time to reflect upon the power of imagination to change lives. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: We starve for solutions to our problems from a ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   Just when you think things are slowing down after the month long smash hit series of events for Filipino American History Month, Chicago brings it up a notch with 3 big events in the Filipino American ...

By: Pureza Ramiro Pacis   Dear Tita Eza: Laking probinsya at laking hirap po ako mula sa pagkabata ng iniwan kami ng aming ina. Si Tatay lang po ang nag-aruga sa amin pero di po sapat ang kanyang kinikita bilang karpintero, ...

By: Reign C ChaCha M Xavier D   The film will receive the official award tomorrow and will be eligible to compete for this year’s Oscars ceremony. San Diego, CA (October 16th, 2019) “Tree #3”, a short film created by students about students, sheds light ...

By: Bob Boyer   My annual November column recognizes the Northeastern Wisconsin veterans of WWII in the Philippines. The fi ve veterans remembered here died since November 1, 2018. The main source of information is the “Green Bay Press Gazette” ...

By: Nancy Abiera   We all experience stress. Some stress can be good while others are bad. However, we will deal here how we can make bad stress be converted for our good. I heard that “ only dead people ...

By: Janice Dantes   Death can bring people closer together or rip families apart. Family disputes after people pass away tend to involve substantial inheritances, estranged relatives, remarriages, and the emergence of friends/caregivers. There are typically accusations of undue influence by ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *Three ‘Respectful Young Filipinos’ offered help to Rosie Reed to start her car, then robbed her two Canon cameras worth $15.000+ and her purse with all her most important infos. Rosie is Via Times official Photographer. ...