VIA Times – October 2018 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Pureza Ramiro Pacis   Mag- best friend kami ni Tereza. HindI lang kami magkalapit ng bahay, mag-classmate pa kami from Grade I to High School. Para kaming magkapatid – naghihiraman kami ng libro, pera, damit at mga gamit sa bahay. ...

The Consulate General of the Philippines in Chicago launched the Youth Leaders in the Diaspora (YouLeaD) Immersion Program on 01 October 2018 coinciding the kickoff celebration of the Filipino American History Month at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago, ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *To all the Filipino Americans and ASIAN AMERICANS in Chicago: If you want a Fil- Am/ASIAN AMERICAN First Lady for the first time in the history of Chicago, Vote for JERRY JOYCE as next Mayor; his ...

Lina & Dr, Virgilio Jonson Active Community Leaders in Chicago

By: Mayra Salazar   Social Security and Medicare have a few things in common. Both programs help safeguard millions of Americans as well as improve the quality of life for our family and friends. Although both programs are household names, ...

By: Christian L ChaCha M Xavier D   “Brady saw that not all police dogs wear vests. He just couldn’t understand why they weren’t protected, too.” 8-year-old Brady Snakovsky has always dreamed of being a police officer like his stepdad. In his free ...

By: Veronica Leighton   For the 24th annual Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame gala awards event, we are honored and proud to welcome all the 2018 inductees who have accomplished so much to excel in their varied passions, ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   Planes, Trains and a lot of walking. I found myself flying to Washington DC last minute on a Monday night after receiving an invitation to celebrate Filipino American History Month at the White House last October ...

By: Joe Mauricio   The hit romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians.” which was released in theatres last August, offers a sliver insight into the varied economics and status among Asians, mostly through plot tension that shows Asians from different socio-economic groups ...

By: Victoria Smith   I’m writing this column on the eve of my 57th birthday. And my God, I do feel old! How fitting then to seek solace in Yeats’ poem: When you are old and grey and full of ...