{"id":"668","model":"narrator","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/668/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/668/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/hshyoko.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/hshyoko.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/668/interviews/"},"display_name":"Shyoko Hiraga","bio":"Nisei female. Born 1927 in Denver, Colorado. Grew up in Denver, where father was a tailor, then established a newspaper, the Rocky Nippon. During World War II, father was removed as editor of the newspaper, arrested by the FBI, and interned in a Department of Justice camp. James Omura took over as head of the newspaper, which became known as the Rocky Shimpo. Ms. Hiraga became a schoolteacher in Denver, then moved with husband to Seattle, Washington.","created":"2016-12-14T11:15:15","modified":"2016-12-14T11:15:15","nr_id":"","b_date":"1927-01-01T00:00:00","last_name":"Hiraga","first_name":"Shyoko","middle_name":"Toda","nickname":"","gender":"F","generation":"Nisei","ethnicity":"Japanese","nationality":"US","religion":"","birth_location":"Denver, Colorado","has_published":"1"}