VIA Times – October 2015 Issue Vital News, Vibrant Views for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

From left, Dan Gawat, Flor & Don kramer, Girlie Pascual, Melody Dizon, & Veronica. From left: Thom Bierbrodt, Dan Gawat, Flor Kramer, Girlie Pascual, Veronica, enjoying the super-giant crab legs in the Kramer’s residence.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Honda (D-Silicon Valley) and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced a bicameral and bipartisan resolution to recognize October 2015 as ‘‘Filipino American History Month’’. Senator Hirono represents the only Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) majority state ...

By: Richard Mirpuri   Your financial future is not based on the business or agency that writes you a paycheck every two weeks. Nor is your financial future secured through your knowledge of the financial markets. Neither is your financial ...

Young, enthusiastic Chicago group of UNO Networking Philippines during their recent visit at CPRTV studio.

By: Melody Dizon   Fall is here. It is that time of year again when days are shorter and evenings are cooler, much, much cooler. We know it that as the temperature drops, our nostrils fill up with hosts of ...

By: Jovie Calma   It was the weekend of September 25-27 when Chicagoans trooped to the historic Chicago Theater to experience the spectacle of Red Bull Flying Bach where the worlds of classical music and urban dance collided. Red Bull ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   Ok, he is one-half “Pinoy” (Filipino) and one-half Bolivian, and yet, he feels one-hundred percent Philippine native whenever he is in Manila competing with other Asian golfers in the circuit. Born to Bolivian native Carlos ...

By: Lena Remigio   Dear Ate Lena, Alam kong ako ay talagang isang lalaki, hindi bakla, merong girlfriend at gusto ko talaga ng babae. Ngunit sa ngayon ay napakalaki ng aking kwestion sa aking sexuality. Merong nangyaring masama sa akin ...

By: Jan Paul C. Ferrer   The typical American family reflected in iconic television shows of the 1950s and 1960s, in which the husband went off to work each morning and the wife happily played out the role of homemaker, ...