VIA Times – October 2019 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Pureza Ramiro Pacis   Five years na kaming retired ng aking kabiyak – siya from the USPS, ako sa hospital. Ngayon. nakaka-concentrate na kami sa aming gardening ng flowers at veggies. Ang only child namin, nag-ma-Masters na. Isang hapon nang ...

By: Doug Nguyen   Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 69 million Americans will increase 1.6 percent in 2020, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 1.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable ...

By: Ryan Tejero   Rarely, we encounter a younger group of Filipino Americans or Asians who are in college, and yet, they are able to organize themselves as a group to create their own support system. This is the case ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   “What is a weekend?” Ever since the Dowager Countess of Grantham (played by Maggie Smith) first questioned the concept of having “work days” to take a break from, hit TV series Downton Abbey‘s propriety gripped matriarch ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   He had that ring in his possession for a decade. He bought it because he was waiting for the right woman to come along, and being the hopeless and hopeful romantic that he was, Jerry ...

By: Joe Mauricio   NURSES:The demands for Filipino nurses, both at the Philippines and U.S. and other countries, may have declined in the last few years, but the Philippine Nurses Association believes that the future is still bright for the ...

By: Elaine Lehman   We are becoming. 2019 marks the 45th anniversary of the Filipino American Council of Greater Chicago at Rizal Community Center, which has been a hub for community since it opened its doors in 1974. Through the years, ...

By: Nancy Abiera   “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your ...