Author: Emi

“I’m a dynamo as a boar,” said Mikiko MacAdams, a Japanese scenic designer. “I am the kind of person who puts all efforts into one thing, and for me, it’s scenic design.”

During an hour-long break, five tired-looking Japanese girls logged onto Skype because they had a press interview with Northwest Asian Weekly.
Despite their fatigue, they answered many questions in Japanese, patiently and sincerely, with smiles. Their soft, kind attitudes during the interview would have made anyone wonder if they are really the members of a hard rock band — one whose members dress as maids.

The Seattle Colleges Board of Trustees announced the finalists for a new chancellor on Feb. 23.
The new chancellor is going to take over for Jill Wakefield, who is retiring in June 2016, after seven years.