VIA Times – November 2020 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: James DC   Sa mga inaanak ko: sa Pasko, wag muna kayo lumabas. Delikado pa. __________ CHINA TO BIDEN China is already welcoming Biden and assuming he will win. They have even named a central landmark in Beijing for Biden…”FOR BIDEN CITY!” __________ Fulfilling ...

By: Richard Hanus   Pecking Away At H-1B Visas: Over the past 7 months, the Trump Administration has unleashed a deluge of measures impacting our legal immigration process, both for family based, and job based fi lings. In the workplace ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   Have you already seen the Disney Christmas advertisement with Lola and her granddaughter online? Within 7 hours of its release, Disney’s “Our Family To Yours” three minute ad highlighting the Filipino tradition of parol(lantern)- making that ...

By: Janice Dantes   Car accidents are incredibly common. Most are just small fender benders. For the unlucky people, car accidents can result in significant damage, injury, or even death. Below are some tips for protecting yourself in a car accident. ...

By: Joe Mauricio   Whatever the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election (winner announcement still hanging as of deadline), more than forty fi ve-percent of voters will feel disgusts and betrayals. A lot of comments from Facebook, Twitter and other ...

By: Ryan Tejero   Newly-organized, this organization of nurses rose from the ranks of hardworking men and women nurses in the healthcare industry. The founders, offi cers and members are some of the most active and accomplished leaders in Chicago’s ...

By: Bob Boyer   Roy Cimatu caught my attention in the news early this year for his “Battle for Mother Earth” (“Sunday Manila Times Magazine,” Feb. 16, 2020). It strikes me as appropriate that the article was written by Iza Iglesias, ...

By: Doug Nguyen   The Social Security Administration has begun the initial rollout of its new electronic Consent Based Social Security Number (SSN) Verifi cation (eCBSV) service. The agency is rolling out the service to selected participants through 2020, and plans ...

By: Elaine Lehman   The month of November marks Native American Heritage Month. We observe our shared history, which began not on the shores of what is now the United States but in the Philippines, through the long journey of the ...

By: Veronica Leighton   By the time that you are reading this special November 2020 issue of Via Times, our beloved Consul General Gina Jamoralin has quietly left her Chicago post to go back to Manila and report momentarily to ...