Editing Asia Carrera (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:Asia Carrera law school graduation day selfie.jpg|thumb|Asia Carrera after receiving her Juris Doctor degree from St. Mary's University School of Law, May 2024]]
Carrera is an [[Atheism|atheist]].<ref>{{cite web|title='Pastafarian' Ex-Porn Star Gains The Right To Wear A Pasta Strainer In Her Driver's License Photo|url=https://archive.thinkprogress.org/pastafarian-ex-porn-star-gains-the-right-to-wear-a-pasta-strainer-in-her-driver-s-license-photo-1f022450fbd0/|author=Jenkins, Jack|publisher=Think Progress|date=November 19, 2014|access-date=September 28, 2021|archivedate=September 28, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928162322/https://archive.thinkprogress.org/pastafarian-ex-porn-star-gains-the-right-to-wear-a-pasta-strainer-in-her-driver-s-license-photo-1f022450fbd0/|language=en-US}}</ref> In November 2014, she wore a [[colander]] on her head for her Utah driver's license photograph. State law normally prohibits the wearing of hats in driver license photos, but there is an exception for religious headwear and Carerra's colander was worn in honor of the religion of the [[Flying Spaghetti Monster#Headgear in identity photos|Flying Spaghetti Monster]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="Associated Press 1"/> She is one of about a dozen "Pastafarian" Utahns who have worn a colander in their official state ID photos.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/17/pastafarian-drivers-license/19200447/|title=Ex-porn star OK'd to wear colander in DMV photo|first=Samantha|last=Sadlier|date=November 18, 2014|access-date=September 28, 2021|newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

In September 1995, Carrera married adult film director [[Bud Lee (pornographer)|Bud Lee]]. They divorced in 2003, but remain good friends.<ref name=AsiaBio>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiacarrera.com/bio.html|title=Bio|publisher=asiacarrera.com|access-date=May 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408104806/http://www.asiacarrera.com/bio.html|archive-date=April 8, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> She married [[nutritionist]] and author Don Lemmon on December 19, 2003.<ref name="Lemmon Obit 2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/individual_display.jsp?obitID=994724265|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090307031456/http://www.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/individual_display.jsp?obitID=994724265|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2009|title=Obituaries: Lemmon Jr., Donald|access-date=June 26, 2008|date=June 16, 2006|work=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]}}</ref> The couple moved to [[St. George, Utah]], where she gave birth to a daughter on March 4, 2005.<ref name ="Daughter’s Birth 2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.asiacarrera.com/bulletin.html|title=Asia's Bulletins|access-date=June 12, 2007|author=Asia Carrera|publisher=asiacarrera.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050306042441/http://www.asiacarrera.com/bulletin.html|archive-date=March 6, 2005}}</ref> On June 10, 2006, Lemmon was killed in a car accident outside of [[Las Vegas]].<ref name="Lemmon Obit 2006"/> Seven weeks later, on July 31, Carrera gave birth to the couple's second child.<ref name=AsiaBio/><ref name="ASIA'S BULLETINS!">{{cite web|url=http://www.asiacarrera.com/bulletin.html|title=Asia's Bulletins!|access-date=January 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315023048/http://www.asiacarrera.com/bulletin.html|archive-date=March 15, 2007}}</ref> In June 2012, she gave birth to a boy whom she later placed for adoption.<ref>{{cite news|author=Asia Carrera-Lemmon|title=I struggled long and hard with many...|publisher=[[Facebook]]|date=September 21, 2012|url=https://www.facebook.com/asiacarreralemmon/posts/4612255747141 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1314957667/4612255747141 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|access-date=January 20, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2015, she was arrested for [[DUI]] with "a reported blood alcohol content of .254 percent – more than three times Utah’s .08 legal limit." She pleaded [[no contest]] in exchange for avoiding jail time and was sentenced to [[house arrest]].<ref name="spectrum dui">{{cite news|last=Jenkins|first=Kevin|url=https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2016/01/08/colander-wearing-atheist-enters-plea-dui-case/78523754/|title=Colander-wearing atheist enters plea in DUI case|work=The Spectrum|publisher= The Spectrum & Daily News|date=January 8, 2016|access-date=January 24, 2020}}</ref>

In 2015, Carrera began studies at [[Utah Tech University]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Ricks, Spencer|url=http://dixiesunnews.com/news/articles/2016/11/11/mom-11-year-old-daughter-team-dsu-classmates/|title=Mom, 11-year-old daughter team up as DSU classmates|date=December 21, 2017|newspaper=[[Dixie Sun News]]|publisher=[[Dixie State University]]|location=[[St. George, Utah]]|access-date=December 9, 2024|archive-date=July 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717175922/http://www.dixiesunnews.com/news/articles/2016/11/11/mom-11-year-old-daughter-team-dsu-classmates/|url-status=dead}}</ref> where she was joined two years later by her 11-year-old daughter.<ref name="spectrum college">{{cite news |last=Havens |first=Emily |url=https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2016/11/04/11-year-old-prodigy-enrolled-full-time-dsu-despite-anxiety-troubles/93259266/ |title=11-year-old prodigy enrolled full-time at DSU |work=The Spectrum |location=[[Utah]] |date=2016-11-04 |accessdate=2023-06-02 }}</ref> At that time, Carrera's daughter was the youngest student to attend college at Utah Tech, and the youngest full-time college student in the state of Utah.<ref>{{cite news |last=Paul |first=James |url=https://majic959.iheart.com/featured/paul-james/content/2017-11-27-an-11-year-old-college-student-gets-all-as/|title=An 11-year-old College Student Gets All A's! |work=USA Today|date=2017-11-29 |accessdate=2024-12-09}}</ref>

Carrera has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Utah Tech, a Master's in Education from [[Texas A&M University]], and a Juris Doctor from [[St. Mary's University School of Law]].<ref name="Spring Commencement Guide, St Mary's School of Law">{{cite news|title=List of 2024 Graduates & Accolades|url=https://cloud.3dissue.net/5656/5635/6318/111057/index.html|access-date=August 18, 2024}}</ref>