VIA Times – September 2021 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

(Photo Credit: Freddie Bautista) Beauty and the beast song cover by Fr. Sunny and Mrs. Janice Lumangtad as Father and daughter dance song Blessing before meal officiated by Rev. Fr. Dindo Billote. Debutants family L-R Irma Villanueva, Erich Olivares, Roche Olivares, Abby ...

By: Boom Boom Cabalona, “X” Divinagracia, Christopher Miranda   As the nation’s children and teens are preparing to return to school, there’s something parents and students are both sharing this year – the unknown. Millions of students across the country are preparing for ...

By: Melody Rabor-Dizon   Annual wellness screening is an important health risk assessment that must be done yearly with your physician. This tool is intended to identify, assess, diagnose, intervene and evaluate your risk factors and create a plan of care ...

It was America’s worst nightmare. Four back-to-back acts of terror on a cloudless, late summer morning that forever changed our nation — and the world. The way we traveled, the way we entered buildings, the way we raised our kids, ...

By: Bob Boyer   On a recent Saturday evening as we left Church, a friend asked me how things were in the Philippines. He knew about my monthly column and had been genuinely interested, so I was not surprised by ...

Philippine VP Leni Robredo to Deliver Keynote Speech at Virtual UPAAA GRC in October 2021 With a little over a month to go, UPAAA is truly excited to invite alumni to connect with its global community of Iskos and Iskas ...

Adlai Stevenson III attends the 2012 Carl Sandburg Literary Awards dinner at University of Illinois at Chicago Forum on Oct. 17, 2012. (Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images) Wednesday, 08 September 2021 06:55 AM Former U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III, the namesake son ...

By: Janice Dantes   Many Filipinos come to the United States from the Philippines to visit, but then they look to stay permanently. In some situations, it is easy but for many it is complicated. It can also be very difficult ...

On Thursday, October 28, Chicago will experience a rare treat as the Philippine King of R&B, the artist popularly known simply as JAY-R will drop in for a brief encounter with fans of his music at one of a kind ...