Karen Korematsu
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Karen Korematsu is a civil rights advocate and educator who works to preserve and promote the legacy of her father, Japanese American civil rights icon Fred Korematsu, and to advance racial justice and constitutional rights.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Karen Korematsu canonical | 2 |
| Korematsu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13268157 — 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 Korematsu Context triple: [Fred Korematsu, child, Karen Korematsu]
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Fred Korematsu
Fred Korematsu was a Japanese American civil rights activist who famously challenged the U.S. government's World War II internment of Japanese Americans, becoming a symbol of resistance to racial injustice.
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B.
Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi
Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi was a Japanese American sociologist and civil rights activist best known for his legal challenge to the World War II-era curfew and internment orders imposed on Japanese Americans.
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C.
Todd Yasui
Todd Yasui is a television producer best known for his work as an executive producer on Jerry Seinfeld’s web series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee."
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D.
Frank H. Ogawa
Frank H. Ogawa was a Japanese American civil rights leader and longtime Oakland city council member who became a prominent advocate for social justice and community development.
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E.
Mitsuye Endo
Mitsuye Endo was a Japanese American woman whose Supreme Court case, Ex parte Endo (1944), helped end the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
- 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 Korematsu Target entity description: Karen Korematsu is a civil rights advocate and educator who works to preserve and promote the legacy of her father, Japanese American civil rights icon Fred Korematsu, and to advance racial justice and constitutional rights.
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A.
Fred Korematsu
Fred Korematsu was a Japanese American civil rights activist who famously challenged the U.S. government's World War II internment of Japanese Americans, becoming a symbol of resistance to racial injustice.
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B.
Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi
Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi was a Japanese American sociologist and civil rights activist best known for his legal challenge to the World War II-era curfew and internment orders imposed on Japanese Americans.
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C.
Todd Yasui
Todd Yasui is a television producer best known for his work as an executive producer on Jerry Seinfeld’s web series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee."
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D.
Frank H. Ogawa
Frank H. Ogawa was a Japanese American civil rights leader and longtime Oakland city council member who became a prominent advocate for social justice and community development.
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E.
Mitsuye Endo
Mitsuye Endo was a Japanese American woman whose Supreme Court case, Ex parte Endo (1944), helped end the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights advocate
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educator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
civil liberties
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constitutional protections ⓘ protection of constitutional rights for all communities ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| chairpersonOf | Fred T. Korematsu Institute ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | civil rights organizations in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Korematsu
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linked to:
Karen Korematsu
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| father | Fred Korematsu ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights
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constitutional rights ⓘ education ⓘ racial justice ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
civil rights education for students and teachers
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public awareness of historic injustices against Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| founderOf | Fred T. Korematsu Institute ⓘ |
| givenName | Karen ⓘ |
| heritage | Japanese American community ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for constitutional rights
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advocacy for racial justice ⓘ preserving and promoting the legacy of Fred Korematsu ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Asian American civil rights movement
ⓘ
civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ
linked to:
American civil rights movement
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| name | Karen Korematsu ⓘ |
| notableFamilyMember | Fred Korematsu ⓘ |
| notableWork | educational outreach about Japanese American incarceration during World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
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educator ⓘ public speaker ⓘ |
| promotes | Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution ⓘ |
| speaksAbout |
Executive Order 9066
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Fred Korematsu v. United States ⓘ
linked to:
Korematsu v. United States
Japanese American incarceration ⓘ |
| worksOn |
curriculum development about Japanese American incarceration
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public programs on civil liberties and the Constitution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karen Korematsu Description of subject: Karen Korematsu is a civil rights advocate and educator who works to preserve and promote the legacy of her father, Japanese American civil rights icon Fred Korematsu, and to advance racial justice and constitutional rights.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Karen Korematsu