My Side of History
E189840
My Side of History is the memoir of Chin Peng, the former leader of the Malayan Communist Party, recounting his role in the anti-colonial struggle and the Malayan Emergency.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| My Side of History canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1676722 — 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: My Side of History Context triple: [Chin Peng, notableWork, My Side of History]
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A.
The Voice from the Past
"The Voice from the Past" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring one of Mr Mulliner’s comic tall tales.
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B.
The Past is Ours
"The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
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C.
Homage to Clio
Homage to Clio is a poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects his mature style, blending historical reflection, moral inquiry, and formal experimentation.
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D.
This I Remember
"This I Remember" is Eleanor Roosevelt’s autobiographical memoir recounting her life, public service, and experiences as First Lady of the United States.
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E.
Journey to a War
Journey to a War is a 1939 travelogue and poetic work by W. H. Auden (with Christopher Isherwood) documenting their journey through China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 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: My Side of History Target entity description: My Side of History is the memoir of Chin Peng, the former leader of the Malayan Communist Party, recounting his role in the anti-colonial struggle and the Malayan Emergency.
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A.
The Voice from the Past
"The Voice from the Past" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring one of Mr Mulliner’s comic tall tales.
-
B.
The Past is Ours
"The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
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C.
Homage to Clio
Homage to Clio is a poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects his mature style, blending historical reflection, moral inquiry, and formal experimentation.
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D.
This I Remember
"This I Remember" is Eleanor Roosevelt’s autobiographical memoir recounting her life, public service, and experiences as First Lady of the United States.
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E.
Journey to a War
Journey to a War is a 1939 travelogue and poetic work by W. H. Auden (with Christopher Isherwood) documenting their journey through China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| about |
British colonial rule in Malaya
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Cold War in Southeast Asia ⓘ
linked to:
Indochina conflicts
Malayan independence movement ⓘ communist insurgency in Malaya ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ negotiations to end the Malayan Emergency ⓘ political ideology of Chin Peng ⓘ |
| author | Chin Peng ⓘ |
| context |
British decolonization in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
emergence of independent Malaya ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfSubject |
Malaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Federation of Malaya
|
| describes |
Chin Peng’s rise to party leadership
ⓘ
formation of the Malayan Communist Party ⓘ interactions with British authorities ⓘ peace talks with the Malaysian government ⓘ relations between MCP and other anti-colonial groups ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
political memoir ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-colonial
ⓘ
pro-communist ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
important primary source on Malayan Communist Party history
ⓘ
revisionist account of the Malayan Emergency ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Chin Peng
ⓘ
Malayan Communist Party ⓘ Malayan Emergency ⓘ anti-colonial struggle in Malaya ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| portrays |
Malayan Communist Party leadership
ⓘ
armed struggle against British forces ⓘ life in the jungle during the Emergency ⓘ |
| setting |
Malaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Federation of Malaya
Thailand–Malaya border jungle areas ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
historians of Southeast Asia
ⓘ
readers interested in anti-colonial movements ⓘ students of Cold War history ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Malayan Emergency era
ⓘ
linked to:
Malayan Emergency
World War II in Malaya ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese occupation of Malaya
post-Emergency exile period of Chin Peng ⓘ post-war Malaya ⓘ pre-World War II Malaya ⓘ |
| workFocus |
justification of armed struggle
ⓘ
personal experiences of Chin Peng ⓘ political and military strategy ⓘ |
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