VIA Times – September 2016 Issue Vital News, Vibrant Views for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Victoria G. Smith   I cannot fathom your resolve to keep away from flesh and blood. Could it be that your fear is greater than your hope, your pride greater than your love, your hatred for their mother—a bottomless ...

By: James DC   Q1. In which battle did Napoleon die? * his last battle Q2. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? * at the bottom of the page Q3. River Ravi flows in which state? * liquid Q4. What is the ...

By: Veronica Leighton   The month of September. though always associated with the Harvest Month by many agricultural countries, has always been the month that fills up our calendar with many social happenings, as it seems that people get into ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   The forecast was for sunny skies with temperatures hitting the 80’s in St. Louis. It was the Labor Day weekend of 2016, and for the last twelve years with the Asian American Golfers of Illinois ...

Dear Editor, Go to Seafood City! Cynthia (my wife) and I stopped by there for supper this afternoon. I’ll never go there again, ever! Situated in a former KMart location, it looked like a potential Destination Stop for Chicago and ...

By: Nancy Abiera   “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.” 1 John 4:7-8 ...

By: Gilbert Dizon   In a previous article, I wrote about Estate Planning 101. While it is important for one to have a Will, Trust, Living Will and/or Powers of Attorney for Property and Health Care, with the Digital Age ...

By: Melody Dizon   To say the least, the last four weeks of the new Home Health’s Medicare’s Pre Claim Review (PCR) implementation in Illinois, being the first state to pilot the program, is nothing but plenty of sleepless nights, ...

By: Bob Boyer   If you are like me, you have probably been noticing the name of Victoria G. Smith (aka “Marivic” and “Vicki”) more and more often in this publication. Her poetry has appeared in each issue of “VIA ...

By: Joe Mauricio   Since the election in May 2016, Rodrigo Duterte has emerged as unusual and colorful, but an effective president of the country. He has reinvigorated the country and inspired the Christians andMuslims alike, and demonstrated the importance ...