Manzanar War Relocation Center
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Manzanar War Relocation Center is a former World War II Japanese American internment camp in California, now preserved as a historic site commemorating the incarceration of Japanese Americans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manzanar War Relocation Center canonical | 4 |
| Manzanar, California | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5760298 — 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: Manzanar War Relocation Center Context triple: [National Historic Landmarks in California, hasPart, Manzanar War Relocation Center]
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A.
Poston War Relocation Center
The Poston War Relocation Center was one of the largest World War II-era camps where the U.S. government forcibly incarcerated Japanese Americans in the Arizona desert.
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B.
Topaz War Relocation Center
Topaz War Relocation Center was a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp in Utah where thousands of people of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated by the U.S. government.
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C.
Rohwer War Relocation Center
The Rohwer War Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Arkansas where Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
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D.
Minidoka War Relocation Center
The Minidoka War Relocation Center was a World War II-era incarceration camp in Idaho where thousands of Japanese Americans were unjustly imprisoned by the U.S. government.
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E.
Gila River War Relocation Center
The Gila River War Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Arizona where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
- 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: Manzanar War Relocation Center Target entity description: Manzanar War Relocation Center is a former World War II Japanese American internment camp in California, now preserved as a historic site commemorating the incarceration of Japanese Americans.
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A.
Poston War Relocation Center
The Poston War Relocation Center was one of the largest World War II-era camps where the U.S. government forcibly incarcerated Japanese Americans in the Arizona desert.
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B.
Topaz War Relocation Center
Topaz War Relocation Center was a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp in Utah where thousands of people of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated by the U.S. government.
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C.
Rohwer War Relocation Center
The Rohwer War Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Arkansas where Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
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D.
Minidoka War Relocation Center
The Minidoka War Relocation Center was a World War II-era incarceration camp in Idaho where thousands of Japanese Americans were unjustly imprisoned by the U.S. government.
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E.
Gila River War Relocation Center
The Gila River War Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Arizona where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American incarceration camp
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World War II internment camp ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| administeredBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| commemorates |
incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II
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violations of civil liberties in wartime ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| designatedAs | U.S. National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-11-21 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Park Service
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surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
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| hasAnnualEvent | Manzanar Pilgrimage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
barbed wire fence
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barracks ⓘ cemetery ⓘ guard towers ⓘ hospital ⓘ mess halls ⓘ |
| hasLandArea | approximately 6200 acres ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Manzanar Cemetery Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Manzanar Interpretive Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inmateDemographics |
Japanese American citizens
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Japanese resident aliens ⓘ |
| laterOperator | War Relocation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Inyo County, California ⓘ Owens Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Sierra Nevada region ⓘ |
| locatedOnHighway | U.S. Route 395 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricSiteDesignationDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Independence, California
NERFINISHED
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Lone Pine, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| numberOfInternees | over 10000 ⓘ |
| openedAs | Manzanar Reception Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | War Relocation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOperator | U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | War Relocation Authority camp system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopulation | about 10046 ⓘ |
| reconstructedStructure |
barracks block
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guard tower ⓘ mess hall ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-03-21 ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| theme |
Japanese American history
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World War II home front NERFINISHED ⓘ civil rights ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of Japanese immigrants
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incarceration of Japanese Americans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manzanar War Relocation Center Description of subject: Manzanar War Relocation Center is a former World War II Japanese American internment camp in California, now preserved as a historic site commemorating the incarceration of Japanese Americans.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Independence, California
this entity surface form:
Manzanar, California