VIA Times – October 2020 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

An exciting new twist is coming to GMA Network’s award-winning family sitcom with the launch of “Pepito Manaloto: Kuwento, Kuwento!” “Pepito Manaloto: Kuwento, Kuwento!” is the latest brainchild of the show’s Concept Creator, Creative Director, and lead actor, Michael V. ...

By: Joe Mauricio   The Fall or Autumn months are upon us, and many people, lockdown or no-lockdown observers, begin to plan for fall and winter holiday celebrations. Yes, time for the traditional celebrations for the upcoming Halloween and Thanksgiving, ...

By: Reign C, Xavier D   Catch our new dino expert on National Geographic on Thursday The Field Museum is excited to announce its new associate curator of fossil reptiles: Jingmai O’Connor, a world expert on flying dinosaurs and the transition of ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   Early evening, at a parking lot turned drive-in theater, a few dozen cars lined up ten feet apart in all directions to see a Filipino movie for a one night showing in Chicago in celebration of ...

By: Jan Paul C. Ferrer   Women are poised to change the face of philanthropy. In 2018, more than 90% of high-net-worth women gave money to charity.1 Since women often play key roles in educating and other family members in giving, ...

NVP1World Entertainment LLC as founded three years ago by Mr. Nick Vera Perez continues to soar and take all supporters and friends to newer heights. The HONORS 2020 finally unveiled its TOP achieving honorees and heroes during this pandemic last ...

October is Pregnancy and Miscarriage Loss Awareness Month, a time that honors pregnancies that were lost due to miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss, raises awareness about miscarriage and loss and offers hope to those who have experienced it. Sadly, as ...

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first human West Nile virus-related death in Illinois for 2020. A Chicago resident who became ill in mid-September and tested positive for West Nile virus has died. “Although ...

By: Joe Mauricio   For this month of October in the United States of America, the Filipino Diaspora (which includes Filipino migration in the 1970’s), mainly called and known as the Filipino Americans (no hyphenation), including of course, the still-living ...

By: Bob Boyer   Four veterans and one spouse of a veteran from Northeastern Wisconsin who served in the Philippines in World War Two have died in the past year since my last “Remembering” in November, 2019. They provide us ...