Chiemi Ma was born in Tokyo, Japan and was raised in Japan, Korea, and the island of Okinawa (Japan), including ports of call in Guam, the Philippines, Wake, Midway, and Hawaii. She has travelled through Asia, the United States, the Caribbean, and Europe. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Humanities (Interdisciplinary), with concentrations in history, literature, and music from California State University, Dominguez Hills. Originally trained as a classical pianist, her past teaching experiences in both the music and scholastic disciplines, combined with her extensive travels, has led her to share her passion for history with an interdisciplinary perspective here at Cascadia Community College. Chiemi also teaches US and World History at North Seattle Community College and Highline Community College as well as  Humanities and Western Civilization at West Hills Community College in Coalinga, California.

Chiemi Ma was invited to participate as one of twenty-four fellows selected nationwide in the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute, Bharata Darshan, in India, to study with leading scholars about India's past and present during the summer of 2008. Watch Bharata Darshan PowerPoint Video here.

• NSCC History Department's Learning and Assessment Web Site
  Presented at CCHA's National conference - October 2007