VIA Times – October 2014 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: James DC   Noodle!! Noodle!! Noodle!! Manny Pacquiao sa Deal or No Deal ============================================= Sa Las Vegas, Waiter: May I take your order, Madam? Aling Dionisia: Soup Waiter: Chicken, asparagus, noodle, fish or soup of the day? Aling Dionisia: ...

  By: Mayra Salazar   Kids and kids-at-heart look forward to the end of October, when we use tricks and treats in equal measure to celebrate Halloween. No doubt, you’ll be passing out treats to costumed hobgoblins and hooligans in ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   * CHICAGO FILIPINO ASIAN AMERICAN HALL OF FAME a SPLASH! Was featured on WLSTV Ch 7 and CBS TV Ch 2! HOF Guest Speaker BRUCE RAUNER, GOP candidate for governor gets ‘Thumbs Up’ from guests while ...

By: Chernara Baker   Healthy teeth and gums reflect a healthy personality. Poor Oral health damages our self-esteem besides the various other harmful effects it has. Here I have outlined the 10 Commandments which will go a long way in ...

By: Christian & Maya Leighton   Enjoying a pumpkin patch for early Halloween & Thanksgiving treats, Bobby & Christy, Maya & Christian Leighton.   Happy birthday to Luke Kramer who just turned 13! He is the son of Kandy & Roy Speers and ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   For the second consecutive year, the Shawnee National Forest and interested citizens will be hosting the Illinois Ozarks Tour in October to pay homage to the Ozark Tours led by Col. Lindolph Oscar Trigg who shepherded ...

By: Mark Javier   As a child, I remember meeting “Officer Friendly” and being taught that the police were nice, friendly and trustworthy. In large part, that remains true. However, my interactions and experience with the police changed as I ...

“With my newly-released religious CD entitled “Ang Katawan Ni Kristo” (Behold The Body), I know that the best media vehicle to reach out to my former friends, colleagues, associates and prospective clientele in Chicago – my former home- would be ...

By: Ryan Tejero   The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) is fully recognized by the White House as the largest national affiliation of Filipino American institutions, umbrella organizations and individuals. Its thirteen-member regions cover the continental United States, ...

By: Richard Mirpuri   (Part 1) If it isn’t obvious that we’re living in the end-times, just read the headlines in your local newspaper or on your favorite Internet news source. There’s an old Ray Charles song entitled, “If It ...