VIA Times – September 2015 Issue Vital News, Vibrant Views for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Melody Dizon   Ihave had the pleasure of having breakfast with a dear mentor and friend of mine, Donna Thomas, National Group Fitness Brand Manager, Personal Trainer and Yoga instructor, who like me has caught the YOGA bug. Yes, ...

By: Bob Boyer   Joel Mann, my colleague from St. Norbert College, returned in June from teaching at UP Diliman during what is now the Spring-Summer semester (January to June; explanation to come later). The UP-SNC faculty exchange had started up ...

By: Jan Paul C. Ferrer   Studies have shown that trying to time market entries and exits rarely pays off and may, in fact, lead to investment losses. Market timing seems so easy, in theory. Buy when prices are low ...

By: Christian & Maya Leighton   Left: Nunilo Ethan Rubio just turned 3 last September 5); Top: Baby Peter Xavier is nowfive months old. Parents: Dr. Nunilo & Cheryl Rubio of Houston, Texas. Grandparents from Chicago: Drs. Elenita & Nunilo ...

By: Richard Mirpuri   5. When the doctor gives you a bad report. Have you ever known someonewho speakswith absolute authority but does sowithout the basis of all the facts?When a doctor gives you a bad report. . .he/she can ...

By: Ryan Tejero   Filipinos in the Far West (FFW) is a small community of Filipino Americans in the towns of Sandwich, Plano, and Yorkville, the far western suburbs of Chicago. These places stretch between the counties of Kendall, LaSalle ...

By: Victoria G. Smith   Your burning gaze shames us: we, who are stripped bare by the purity of your pain. Your torment haunts us across time— we don’t see the color of our souls in the brushstrokes of our lives. ...

By: Lena Remigio   Dear Ate Lena, Ako ay nasa edad ng matatawag mong nasa twilight zone na, malapit ng magpaalam dito sa mundong ibabaw at belonging to what we call dito sa Amerika as a Senior Citizen. Although a ...

By: Ramon Lazaro   Fashion Stylist Danielle Tavia is a LA based celebrity fashion stylist. Danielle’s background has given her much to say on upcoming fashions as well as tips for maximizing your look around any budget. From the hallway to ...

  By: James DC   1. A man comes into the ER and yells . . . “My wife ‘ s going to have her baby in the cab.” I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the ...