| Carly's
father, Ted, is responsible for research and development
at a large Mitsubishi Chemical subsidiary based in Virginia.
Born in Czechoslovakia to Czech and British parents, he
grew up in Australia and attended university there before
moving to the United States. He holds several patents in
regard to photoconductors for printers and copiers and,
for what it's worth, is a world-class rock climber. Mitsubishi
Chemical brought Ted and his family to Japan for three years
in the early 1990s. Ted pursued advances in organic photoconductors
at an R&D center in Yokohama. His wife, who is a high school
Japanese teacher, took the opportunity to hone her skills.
And Carly and her younger brother assimilated the language
and culture of Japan while attending school. Now, Carly
is back again. She developed a passionate interest in Japanese-style
animation while studying film and Japanese at university
in the United States. That prompted her to enroll in a two-year
program at a professional school in Tokyo. There, she is
mastering techniques that she hopes to put to work someday
in her own animation studio. |
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Carly's whole family gained
a valuable introduction to Japan during a three-year
stay in the nation. |
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