VIA Times – November 2022 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Faye Mendiola   Liza Vasich THEN: Wedding photo with late husband Milan Vasich on August 18, 1979. THEN: Liza in 2008 at the Jose Rizal Center attending the Ladies of Rizal event. NOW: Liza with her loving family, daughters Millisa ...

She can’t survive the brutal winter with just one blanket Shalom, Veronica, When you think of the Holy Land, you probably picture warm sand, palm trees, and a blazing sun.But what a lot of people don’t realize is that it ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   Yes, mortgage interest rates have greatly slowed down real estate sales from the frenzied buying and selling to a more “normal pace” akin to the 30-45 days market time prior to Covid. The current pace is ...

Daniel “Danny” Morales Javier (born in Abuyog, Leyte) (-October 31. 2022) was a Filipino singer-songwriter, musician, actor, television host, and a businessman. He was known as one of the members and lead vocalist of the popular musical trio The APO ...

Estrella Ravelo Alamar, a dedicated archivist and cataloguer of Filipino American history and well-loved member of the Hyde Park community, died on Oct. 23 at the age of 86. She was born to Florentino Ravelo and Ambrosia Galutera in 1936 ...

Meghan Markle and her husband Prince Harry moved into Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor estate in April 2019 after months of extensive renovation. The ten-bedroom house was given to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as a wedding gift from ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Of all the fowls that we eat, why is turkey synonymous with the Thanksgiving celebration, always serving as the centerpiece on the feast table? I guess we can trace the answer back to the history of ...

By: Kayla Tejero   Hello and welcome November! We have definitely felt the more chill fall weather, as well as seeing the leaves turn from green to yellow, red or orange. Some leaves have even fallen off completely. Most restaurants have ...

October 14, 2022 – Four Points Sheraton President: Dalisay Villalon Dalisay Villalon, CPLC President CPLC Reigning Queens 2022 (L-R): Freya Jane. Nguyen-Villalon, Miss Chicago Philippine Lions Club; Kayla Flores, Miss Philippines CPLC; Christine Zaide, Mrs, Philippines CPLC. They were crowned on ...