VIA Times – November 2021 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

Illinois College Football Fans Want Players to Earn Salaries of $144k per Season Any college football fan would have picked up on the Supreme Court’s landmark decision earlier this year, which upended a decades-old NCAA model that considered college athletes as strictly ...

By: Richard Hanus   In the world of U.S. immigration law, a foreign national battered husband or wife, and sometimes child, may be eligible for special immigration benefi ts, including permanent resident status – and all without the cooperation of ...

By: Janice Dantes   Lawsuits have time limits. This means, you cannot wait too long before you decide you want to take action in court. The reason for this is that with the passage of time, evidence can be discarded ...

By: Jan Paul Ferrer   According to the most recent statistics from the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, more than 43 million people have provided unpaid care to an adult or child in the last 12 months.1 These people ...

Roderick “Rod” Menor passed away on October 6, 2021 at the age of 39. Rod lived a full life, and will be remembered as a loving son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend. Rod was born on January 4, 1982 ...

Though the Filipino natives are not familiar with the word and meaning of Thanksgiving celebration back in our motherland, the Filipinos who have migrated to the U.S. have easily adopted, recognized and celebrated this very special holiday of Thanksgiving together ...

Chicago, Il. – Welcome to FACETS’ 38th Annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF38), one of only two Oscar-qualifying children’s fi lm festivals in the world. Each year, the CICFF is proud to present a diverse selection of high-quality fi ...

By: James DC     A man traveling by plane and in urgent need to use the mens room is nervously tapping his foot on the fl oor of the aircraft. Each time he tried the mens room door, it was “OCCUPIED”. The stewardess, aware of his ...

By: Ryan Tejero   One of the most active FilAm organizations in the suburbs of Chicagoland is the Filipino American Association of South DuPage (FAASD). It is composed of FilAm residents in the cities of Hinsdale, Oakbrook, Burr Ridge, Willowbrook, ...

By: Sarah   So here comes FALL! And let me have you dig into two of my favorite fall soups, just so comforting, so filling, so hearty and so tasty. And best of all, easy and no-fail recipes I am ...