Attended pilot training at Columbus AFB Mississippi, where he graduated
in 1979.
Attended the University of South Carolina on an Air Force ROTC
scholarship, and graduated in 1978.
His father was an American serviceman stationed in Japan, and his
mother was Japanese.
Has a labrador retriever named Nugget.
Has two sons (as of 2003).
Attended Spring Valley High School in South Carolina. He was the
Captain of the Golf Team in his senior year, and also played on the
basketball team.
Was a guest at Asian Fantasy Film Expo (a Japanese
fantasy-related sci-fi convention held in Saddle Brook, NJ). He was
also a guest for the 2001 and 2002 cons. (June 2000)