{"id":"609","model":"narrator","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/609/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/609/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/kfrank_4.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/kfrank_4.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/609/interviews/"},"display_name":"Frank S. Kawana","bio":"Nisei male. Born June 29, 1933, in Graham, Washington. Moved with family at an early age to Los Angeles, California, where father owned and operated a kamaboko business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, lived briefly with family in a trailer camp before returning to Los Angeles. Served in the Korean War. After military service, established a successful business, becoming the first to introduce surimi into the U.S. seafood market.","created":"2016-12-14T11:15:15","modified":"2016-12-14T11:15:15","nr_id":"88922/nr004588m","b_date":"1933-06-29T00:00:00","d_date":"2023-01-29T00:00:00","last_name":"Kawana","first_name":"Frank","middle_name":"Sadao","nickname":"","gender":"M","generation":"Nisei","ethnicity":"Japanese","nationality":"US","religion":"Buddhist","birth_location":"Graham, Washington","has_published":"1"}