“The American Father”
E345186
“The American Father” is a section of Maxine Hong Kingston’s genre-blending book *China Men* that explores the experiences and identity of Chinese American fathers within the broader Chinese immigrant narrative.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The American Father | 2 |
| “The American Father” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3282327 — 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: “The American Father” Context triple: [China Men, hasPart, “The American Father”]
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A.
Father to a Son
Father to a Son is a song by the American rock band Saviors.
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B.
White Fathers
The White Fathers, formally known as the Missionaries of Africa, are a Roman Catholic missionary society founded in 1868 that is especially active in Africa and the Middle East.
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C.
Letters from a Father to His Son
Letters from a Father to His Son is an 18th-century collection of didactic and moral essays written in epistolary form by English physician and writer John Aikin to instruct and guide his son.
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D.
The Other Father
The Other Father is a novel by American author Laura Z. Hobson that explores complex family relationships and issues of identity.
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E.
My Father
"My Father" is a biographical book by Margery Durant that portrays the life and character of her father, automobile pioneer William C. Durant, co-founder of General Motors.
- 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: “The American Father” Target entity description: “The American Father” is a section of Maxine Hong Kingston’s genre-blending book *China Men* that explores the experiences and identity of Chinese American fathers within the broader Chinese immigrant narrative.
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A.
Father to a Son
Father to a Son is a song by the American rock band Saviors.
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B.
White Fathers
The White Fathers, formally known as the Missionaries of Africa, are a Roman Catholic missionary society founded in 1868 that is especially active in Africa and the Middle East.
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C.
Letters from a Father to His Son
Letters from a Father to His Son is an 18th-century collection of didactic and moral essays written in epistolary form by English physician and writer John Aikin to instruct and guide his son.
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D.
The Other Father
The Other Father is a novel by American author Laura Z. Hobson that explores complex family relationships and issues of identity.
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E.
My Father
"My Father" is a biographical book by Margery Durant that portrays the life and character of her father, automobile pioneer William C. Durant, co-founder of General Motors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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literary work ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Asian American literary movement
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feminist and ethnic studies discourse ⓘ |
| author | Maxine Hong Kingston ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
effects of immigration laws and racism on family life
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emotional distance between fathers and children ⓘ identity of Chinese American fathers ⓘ tensions between traditional Chinese values and American life ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasStyle | mix of myth, history, and personal narrative ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Chinese American family history
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patriarchy in immigrant families ⓘ work and sacrifice of immigrant fathers ⓘ |
| includedIn | first edition of China Men (1980) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
Asian American literature
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Chinese American literature ⓘ autobiographical fiction ⓘ genre-blending prose ⓘ immigrant literature ⓘ memoir ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Chinese American fathers
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Chinese immigrant experience in the United States ⓘ assimilation and cultural retention ⓘ cultural identity ⓘ family relationships ⓘ fatherhood and masculinity ⓘ intergenerational conflict ⓘ labor and economic struggle ⓘ racism and discrimination ⓘ storytelling and memory ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective |
blending of personal memory and reconstructed history
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first-person elements ⓘ |
| partOf | China Men ⓘ |
| publisherOfContainingWork | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The American Mother
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“The Father From China” ⓘ
surface form:
The Father From China
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| setWithinWorkContext | Chinese immigrant narrative in America ⓘ |
| workStructureRole | section focusing on paternal figure ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “The American Father” Description of subject: “The American Father” is a section of Maxine Hong Kingston’s genre-blending book *China Men* that explores the experiences and identity of Chinese American fathers within the broader Chinese immigrant narrative.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Father From China
this entity surface form:
The American Father
subject surface form:
The Adventures of Lo Bun Sun
this entity surface form:
The American Father