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

By: Ryan Tejero   This newest cultural dance group in the FilAm community was organized out of the need to represent the Philippines at the Asian American Coalition Lunar New Year Dinner Gala held on February 8, 2020. With so ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *ON TUESDAY, NOV. 3, if you haven’t voted yet, GO OUT and VOTE TO KEEP AMERICA THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD! VOTE for: DONALD TRUMP for PRESIDENT! MIKE PENCE for VP! *ENDORESED BY THE CHICAGO ...

By: James DC   My Doctor Yesterday, I consulted my doctor at his clinic, After learning that I just retired recently, this doctor gave me the following health advice: 1. You must walk more often. 2, Avoid soft drinks, beer or liquor. 3. Drink more plain water. ...

By: Janice Dantes   The world stopped with the arrival of COVID-19. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has lead to many deaths in our community. Most recently, I am in the process of opening a probate estate for a man in his twenties ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Just about three weeks for 2020 election as I write this, which many voters consider to be the most important election in the history of our beloved country, the USA. Why important? It is because we believe ...

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More than 225,000 homeowners and businesspeople must pay $1 billion in Cook County property taxes by Thursday, October 1, 2020, to avoid hefty late fees, Treasurer Maria Pappas said. “The two-month delay of late fees gave tens of thousands of ...

Starring Jericho “Echo” Rosales, a Filipino Fisherman Faces Troubled Waters LOS ANGELES/MANILA — Sept. 25, 2020 — For Immediate Release: Basurero, which made its critically acclaimed world debut in competition at the prestigious Busan International Film Festival in South Korea in ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – To mark the beginning of this year’s commemoration of National Indigenous Peoples’ Month, Sentro Rizal Washington DC organized a webinar that highlighted the promotion of ethnic Filipino designs, preservation of traditional weaving techniques, and efforts in providing ...

Sitting: Antonio Garcia,Sr., Jan Paul Ferrer, and Mon Viudez; standing: James dela Cruz and Elbert “Lakay” Regacho. Photo taken at the beautiful home of Dan Gawat in Hawthorn Hills, IL.