Karen Tei Yamashita
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Karen Tei Yamashita is a Japanese American novelist and playwright known for her innovative, genre-blending works that explore globalization, migration, and Asian American experiences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karen Tei Yamashita canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2140923 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karen Tei Yamashita Context triple: [Asian American literature, notableAuthor, Karen Tei Yamashita]
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A.
Maxine Hong Kingston
Maxine Hong Kingston is a Chinese American author renowned for her groundbreaking blend of autobiography, myth, and fiction in works such as "The Woman Warrior" and "China Men."
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B.
Yoko Tawada
Yoko Tawada is a Japanese-German writer known for her innovative, multilingual literature that explores themes of language, identity, and cultural displacement.
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C.
Marina Chin
Marina Chin is a former Malaysian national hurdler and prominent sports figure who gained recognition for her achievements in athletics and her role in major national sporting events.
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D.
Karen Kwan
Karen Kwan is an American figure skater and the older sister of Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan.
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E.
Diane Glancy
Diane Glancy is a contemporary Native American writer and poet known for exploring Indigenous identity, history, and spirituality through experimental fiction, poetry, and drama.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karen Tei Yamashita Target entity description: Karen Tei Yamashita is a Japanese American novelist and playwright known for her innovative, genre-blending works that explore globalization, migration, and Asian American experiences.
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A.
Maxine Hong Kingston
Maxine Hong Kingston is a Chinese American author renowned for her groundbreaking blend of autobiography, myth, and fiction in works such as "The Woman Warrior" and "China Men."
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B.
Yoko Tawada
Yoko Tawada is a Japanese-German writer known for her innovative, multilingual literature that explores themes of language, identity, and cultural displacement.
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C.
Marina Chin
Marina Chin is a former Malaysian national hurdler and prominent sports figure who gained recognition for her achievements in athletics and her role in major national sporting events.
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D.
Karen Kwan
Karen Kwan is an American figure skater and the older sister of Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan.
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E.
Diane Glancy
Diane Glancy is a contemporary Native American writer and poet known for exploring Indigenous identity, history, and spirituality through experimental fiction, poetry, and drama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American writer
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novelist ⓘ person ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| almaMater | Carleton College ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Book Award
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Lifetime Achievement Award in American Book Awards ⓘ National Book Award finalist ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-01-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Carleton College ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Santa Cruz ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese American ⓘ |
| familyName | Yamashita ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Asian American literature
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globalization studies in literature ⓘ literature ⓘ magic realism ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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experimental fiction ⓘ fiction ⓘ magical realism ⓘ |
| givenName | Karen ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Asian American experiences
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diaspora ⓘ globalization ⓘ migration ⓘ transnationalism ⓘ |
| movement |
Asian American literature
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magic realism ⓘ postmodernism ⓘ |
| name | Karen Tei Yamashita self-link ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableWork |
Anime Wong: Fictions of Performance
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Brazil-Maru ⓘ Circle K Cycles ⓘ International Hotel ⓘ
surface form:
I Hotel
Letters to Memory ⓘ Sansei and Sensibility ⓘ Through the Arc of the Rain Forest ⓘ Tropic of Orange ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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playwright ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Oakland
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surface form:
Oakland, California, United States
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| positionHeld | Professor of Literature at University of California, Santa Cruz ⓘ |
| residence |
Santa Cruz, California
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surface form:
Santa Cruz, California, United States
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| writingStyle |
experimental narrative structures
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genre-blending ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Karen Tei Yamashita Description of subject: Karen Tei Yamashita is a Japanese American novelist and playwright known for her innovative, genre-blending works that explore globalization, migration, and Asian American experiences.
Referenced by (2)
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