The grandmother of Aahna Ashina was the proprietor of an Indian food stand in Los Angeles.[1]
In the year 2000, Aahna was diagnosed with a rare spinal condition. Her mother left her in the care of her grandmother so that she could earn money in the Off-world colonies to send back to them.[2]
Ashina's grandmother employed her help at the food stand. When a group of police got food from the stand without paying, Ashina's grandmother insisted that they had to comply with the police's wishes.[1]