“I’m extremely thankful for my family this year because I became a mom in August! Watching her grow has been so much fun, and I am especially grateful that when I return to work in January, I won’t be too far from her because I’ll be working remotely.”
—Nina Huang
“Vanguard”: Sad Jackie Chan slips a few gears
My old cinematic friends called it “whupass.” You spell that either “whupass” or “whoopass.” A two-syllable brand for action films. They are often brainless action films, films that pushed the whupass, or the whoopass, in the absence of any strong elements of character development, nuance, or memorable dialogue past a few curt, comedic catchphrases.
Hawaii requires negative COVID tests prior to arrival
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Anyone flying to Hawaii is required to have a negative COVID-19 test result prior to departure for the state, with the new […]
White House Rose Garden adds Japanese American’s sculpture
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Rose Garden has a new addition, but it isn’t a floral variety. Melania Trump announced on Nov. 20 that […]
PNB’s Angelica Generosa promoted
Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) announced on Nov. 20, as part of its first-ever all-digital gala, that it promoted Angelica Generosa to principal. “Angelica was noticed from the start,” said PNB […]
Inslee appoints Shah as new secretary of health
On Nov. 17, Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Umair A. Shah as the new Washington state secretary of health. Shah currently serves as executive director and local health authority for Harris […]
Kaur receives Advanced Certificate
Kent City Councilmember Satwinder Kaur recently received an Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership from the Association of Washington Cities (AWC). To earn this Advanced Certificate, Kaur completed more than 60 […]
Health Care Leadership Awards
Ming-Ming Tung-Edelman, executive director of Refugee Artisan Initiative, was selected to receive the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Community Champion award at this year’s Health Care Leadership Awards. And Gurpreet (Sunny) […]
EDI Transformed
Executive Development Institute (EDI) said its EDI Transformed fundraising events came to an end in November with its last Zoom session. It was two and a half months filled with […]
Hawaii health department creates new contact tracing team
HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Department of Health has created a contact tracing team that will perform their duties in languages such as Samoan, Marshallese and Chuukese. The new Pacific […]