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

By: Veronica Leighton   Coming up very soon on November 10, 2018, to be exact, is the 24th annual Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame gala event to be held at Hyatt Regency O’Hare, a pet project of Via Times Publication to support its sister company, the Chicago Philippine Reports TV (CPRTV) and other charitable causes locally and in the Philippines. For this year, we chose again the Children’s ...

Det, Ronald Bongat is the current president of the Asian American Law Enforcement Association. Because of his involvement with the Asian community, he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award from IL Governor Rauner and the Illinois Department of Human Rights. He has been a keynote speaker for several events hosted by the Governor and the Department of Homeland Security. Robert H. (Bob) Boyer, Emeritus Professor of English, St. Norbert College, ...

By: Joe Mauricio   The month of October is celebrated by the Proclamation of Congress in the U.S. in 2006 to honor the achievements and contributions of Filipino Americans and their descendants living in America. Despite this remarkable passage, the American public is largely unaware of the Filipino American History Month commemoration. Should not the contributions of Filipino Americans have the same national recognition as other ethnic cultural celebrations, such ...

Joe Mauricio’s special interview with Jerry Joyce, Attorney and Candidate for Mayor of Chicago, and his wife Jannine Joyce, who is a pediatrician at University of Chicago Hospital. Veronica Leighton’s exclusive interview with Sophia Wong Boccio, International fim and cultural curator, Founder/Excutive Director of Asian Pop-up Cinema. Joe Mauricio’s interview with Ashok Chokalingam, Brand Ambassador at Amrut Distilliteries, and Raj Sabharwal, Founding Partner/Managing Director at Glass Revolution Imports. Veronica Leighton’s ...

Lina & Dr, Virgilio Jonson Active Community Leaders in Chicago

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