Before Columbus Foundation

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The Before Columbus Foundation is a nonprofit literary organization dedicated to promoting multicultural literature and recognizing diverse voices in American writing.

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Before Columbus Foundation canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary organization
nonprofit organization
administers American Book Award
basedIn California, United States
surface form: California
country United States of America
surface form: United States
field literature
publishing
focus African American literature
American literature
Asian American literature
Latino literature
Native American literature
ethnic literature
multicultural literature
foundedBy Ishmael Reed
Sean Wong
Victor Hernández Cruz
genre contemporary American literature
multicultural literature
hasPart American Book Award
surface form: American Book Award program
inception 1976
languageOfWorkOrName English
location Oakland
surface form: Oakland, California
missionStatement to promote and disseminate contemporary American multicultural literature
namedAfter Christopher Columbus
nonprofitStatus nonprofit
notableAward American Book Award
operatesIn United States literary community
purpose promotion of multicultural literature
recognition of diverse voices in American writing
website http://www.beforecolumbusfoundation.com/

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American Book Award presentedBy Before Columbus Foundation
American Book Award creator Before Columbus Foundation
American Book Award organizer Before Columbus Foundation
Ishmael Reed founded Before Columbus Foundation
Publisher Award presentedBy Before Columbus Foundation