Ed Lin
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Ed Lin is a Taiwanese-American novelist and short story writer best known for his crime and mystery fiction set in Asian American communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ed Lin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ed Lin Context triple: [Cindy Cheung, spouse, Ed Lin]
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Leinil Francis Yu
Leinil Francis Yu is a Filipino comic book artist renowned for his dynamic work on major Marvel titles such as "Secret Invasion," "Avengers," and "X-Men."
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Daren Tang
Daren Tang is a Singaporean lawyer and intellectual property expert who serves as the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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C.
Joseph Lin
Joseph Lin is a Taiwanese-American professional basketball player and the younger brother of NBA guard Jeremy Lin.
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Alex D. Linz
Alex D. Linz is an American former child actor best known for starring in "Home Alone 3" and voicing young Tarzan in Disney's animated film "Tarzan" (1999).
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Ken Kao
Ken Kao is an American film producer known for backing a range of independent and auteur-driven projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ed Lin Target entity description: Ed Lin is a Taiwanese-American novelist and short story writer best known for his crime and mystery fiction set in Asian American communities.
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A.
Leinil Francis Yu
Leinil Francis Yu is a Filipino comic book artist renowned for his dynamic work on major Marvel titles such as "Secret Invasion," "Avengers," and "X-Men."
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B.
Daren Tang
Daren Tang is a Singaporean lawyer and intellectual property expert who serves as the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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C.
Joseph Lin
Joseph Lin is a Taiwanese-American professional basketball player and the younger brother of NBA guard Jeremy Lin.
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D.
Alex D. Linz
Alex D. Linz is an American former child actor best known for starring in "Home Alone 3" and voicing young Tarzan in Disney's animated film "Tarzan" (1999).
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E.
Ken Kao
Ken Kao is an American film producer known for backing a range of independent and auteur-driven projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime fiction writer
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mystery fiction writer ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| activeInField | 21st century ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Columbia College, Columbia University
NERFINISHED
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Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Booklist Editors' Choice citation
NERFINISHED
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Kirkus Reviews Best Book citation NERFINISHED ⓘ Members' Choice Award of the Asian American Writers' Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| education | Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Taiwanese ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Taiwanese American ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ noir fiction ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
detective fiction
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historical mystery ⓘ noir ⓘ |
| hasSeries |
Jing-nan series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Chow series ⓘ |
| hasWrittenShortStoriesFor | various literary magazines ⓘ |
| Jing-nan seriesSetting | Taipei, Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Asian American literature ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableCharacterCreated |
Jing-nan
NERFINISHED
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Robert Chow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
99 Ways to Die
NERFINISHED
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Ghost Month NERFINISHED ⓘ Incensed NERFINISHED ⓘ One Red Bastard NERFINISHED ⓘ Snakes Can't Run NERFINISHED ⓘ This Is a Bust NERFINISHED ⓘ Waylaid ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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short story writer ⓘ |
| Robert Chow seriesSetting | New York Chinatown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Cindy Cheung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | actor ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
Asian American identity
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immigrant experiences ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| writingFocus |
Asian American communities
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New York Chinatown NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwanese American experience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ed Lin Description of subject: Ed Lin is a Taiwanese-American novelist and short story writer best known for his crime and mystery fiction set in Asian American communities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.