VIA Times – September 2022 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Richard Hanus   With some exceptions, foreign nationals seeking to live and work permanently in the U.S. will undergo some sort of interview before being approved for lawful permanent status, aka Green Card status. If the applicant is overseas, ...

Tuesday’s Biden administration call for all Americans to have an up-to-date COVID shot. The good news is that you can get your COVID shot and flu shot simultaneously. It’s actually a great idea,” Dr. Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 Response ...

By: Lourdes G. Mon   Keeping up with current and signifi cant news, including successes of Filipino Americans, I did a bit of research to fi nd out if there are high-ranking Filipino Americans in the Biden administration. Here’s what I ...

Sacramento – Today, the California Asian American & Pacifi c Islander Legislative Caucus has endorsed the Yes on Proposition 1 campaign. “The AAPI Caucus is committed to ensuring the AAPI community has equal access to essential services, including health care ...

Rev. Fr. Carlos Llagas, S.J., very popular Jesuit priest in the FilAm’s Chicagoland community, taken at the Old Orchard Courtyard outside the Uncle Julio Mexican restaurant.

Now on its second year, UPAAGC 5k Walk-Run is open to everyone. You can run or you can walk for $25 registration. Proceeds will fund grants and scholarships for underprivileged but deserving students. Free T-shirt and some swags from our ...

The country’s first athletic collegiate league – the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) – inspires everyone to “Achieve Greatness Every Day” as it formally kicks off Season 98 this September 10 via its official broadcast partner GMA Network. Live from ...

By: Melody Rabor-Dizon   (Excerpts from Health.com, CDC website, FDA website) Here’s what you need to know regarding recent COVID-19 booster shots update: Booster Shot Necessity A COVID-19 vaccine booster shot is a vaccine that is administered months after the primary ...

Reality television star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian, and a former partner at Carlyle Group Inc., are launching a new private equity firm focused on investing in consumer and media businesses, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The new firm to ...

By: Veronica Leighton   At the second CFN quarterly bulletin this year, it was announced that an event will be held at the Field Museum as part of a co-curation program in October 2022. (The U. S. Congress recognized October as ...