i'm sorry for the delay! her parent could either be related to ella's dad or mom. ella's dad is american and his family has been in the states since the late 1800s. they were interned during wwii at manzanar. her grandfather wound up starting a restaurant after the war similar to a benihana and her dad took over and made it into a franchise. ella's mom was from kyoto and comes from a wealthy family; i've said the family owns a company similar to toyota and that one of ella's uncles is the ceo. she could be from either side and i was hoping that they were close.