VIA Times – September 2019 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *CHICAGO WELCOMES New MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT with $838 Million Budget Shortfall in 2020! *A tribute to the late 100-year-old+ Mr. Fernando Militar Guatelara, former Asst. Registrar at Silliman University *Get ready for the ‘Cinderella Ball’ SILVER ANNIVERSARY ...

By: James DC   NANAY: Wow! Galing naman ng anak ko a Math. Singe nga, tanungin kita. ANAK: Sige. NANAY: Kung bibigyan kita ng 3 apples at bibigyan ka ng Papa mo ng 4 apples, ano ang sagot mo? ANAK: Salamat! __________ TITSER: Ano ang ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   Looking through the blue-framed glass windows of ROOH, you’re almost sure you discovered a newly- opened bar in Chicago. That’s if you happened to miss the words “Progressive Indian” stamped on the glass, declaring a firm ...

By: Veronica Leighton   Hailed as a huge success, the 20th UPAAA Grand Reunion and Convention 2019 held at Crowne Plaza Hotel SF last Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2019 was concluded with its attending UP alumni feeling the old UP Spirit ...

By: Jan Paul C. Ferrer   In celebration of the Filipino-American History Month of October, the International Society of Filipinos in Finance and Accounting (ISFFA) Chicago Chapter in partnership with the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) of Chicago will be organizing the ...

Sept. 1, 2019 – University of the Philippines Alumni Association of America Convention & Grand Reunion (UPAAA), Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Francisco, CA Sept. 5, 2019 – Previews of Lauren Yee’s The Great Leap, compelling and witty play kicks off ...

By: Doug Nguyen   Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security recently announced four new Compassionate Allowances conditions: CDKL5 Defi ciency Disorder, Pitt Hopkins Syndrome, Primary Peritoneal Cancer, and Richter Syndrome. Compassionate Allowances is a program to quickly identify severe diseases ...

Celebration takes place Friday, October 4, 2019 (Champion, Wis.) – The National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help along with St. Gianna Clinic will come together on Friday, October 4 for the first Faith Forward Celebration, in honor of ...

By: Joe Mauricio   When I heard that the University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America (UPAAA) was accepting nominations for outstanding UP alumni for its Distinguished Award selection for its 20th annual Convention and Grand Reunion to be held ...