VIA Times – September 2014 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   The bus was there at exactly 3am, all shiny and ready for boarding. The Asian American Golfers of Illinois (AAGI) was able to raise funds to have a U.S. Coachways luxury bus take them to ...

SKIPPY MESIROW, Producer GONE GONZO DOCUMENTARY FILM “I find great satisfaction in advertising my movie venture, Gone Gonzo documentary on CPRTV and VIA Times as well. As the entire feature film was filmed on location in Southeast Asia, I find ...

By: Richard Mirpuri   Once there was a young woman who complained to her father about her life and how hard things were for her. Adversity was overwhelming her, and she wanted to give up. As he listened, her father ...

By: Joe Mauricio   With China’s territorial disputes against Asian neighbors Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan, and the Philippines, China places a charm offensive to smooth ties. A measure of China’s ambition for 2014 and beyond can be seen. Building crews are ...

By: Maria Victoria A. Grageda-Smith   Copyright 2012 by Victoria G. Smith I didn’t know you, nor you, me; yet I’m inexplicably drawn to you by this feeling of losing you. You could have been my son. And so I, too, ...

By: Robert Gard   Employment Based Third Preference (“EB-3”) Cut-Off- Dates for Philippines Born Beneficiaries of Approved EB-3 I- 140 Petitions Have Advanced 40 Months in the Past 4 Months WOW!, just WOW!!! The employment based third preference (“EB-3”) cut-off-date ...

Dear Editor, More than 200,000 families must submit additional information to the government by the end of the day today to verify their immigration or citizenship status. Failure to do so could cut off the coverage they purchased on federal ...

By: James DC   ============================================= Genie: Bibigyan kita ng isang kahilingan. Aling Dionisia: Talaga?…gusto ko gumanda! Genie: Buksan mo ang bote. Aling Dionisia: At gaganda na ako? Genie: Hindi. Babalik na lang ako sa bote. ============================================= Pacman: Sabi ng titser ...

a beauty brand made created by Chicago local Tarik Khribech who donates up to 15% of sales to help and support the Berber women (mostly widowed and divorced) in his native Morocco to support their family lives and help empower ...

By: Veronica Leighton   VIA Times and CPRTV proudly present the 2014 recipients of the Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Famers on its 20th annual gala event to be held on October 4, 2014 at the International Grand Ballroom ...