{"id":"512","model":"narrator","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/512/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/512/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/korest.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/korest.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/512/interviews/"},"display_name":"Orest Kruhlak","bio":"Male of Ukrainian descent. Born October 15, 1940, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Attended Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, and then earned a PhD at the University of Alberta. Worked to establish a research program in the Office of the Commissioner to examine issues of official languages in Canada. In 1986, appointed as Assistant Under-Secretary of State Responsible for Multiculturalism. Was a key figure in the Japanese Canadian redress movement, participating in numerous negotiations between the Japanese Canadian community and the Canadian government.","created":"2016-12-14T11:15:15","modified":"2016-12-14T11:15:15","nr_id":"","b_date":"1940-10-15T00:00:00","last_name":"Kruhlak","first_name":"Orest","middle_name":"","nickname":"","gender":"M","generation":"","ethnicity":"White","nationality":"Canadian","religion":"","birth_location":"Edmonton, Alberta, Canada","has_published":"1"}