Carlos Bulosan
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Carlos Bulosan was a Filipino American writer and labor activist best known for his semi-autobiographical novel "America Is in the Heart," a landmark work in Asian American and immigrant literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carlos Bulosan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2140919 — 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: Carlos Bulosan Context triple: [Asian American literature, notableAuthor, Carlos Bulosan]
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A.
Miguel Malvar
Miguel Malvar was a Filipino general and revolutionary leader who became one of the last prominent commanders to continue armed resistance against American colonial forces in the Philippines.
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B.
Enrique Tierno Galván
Enrique Tierno Galván was a Spanish socialist politician, jurist, and intellectual best known for serving as the popular mayor of Madrid during Spain’s transition to democracy.
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C.
José Donoso
José Donoso was a Chilean novelist and short story writer associated with the Latin American Boom, known for his darkly imaginative, psychologically complex works such as "The Obscene Bird of Night."
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D.
Carlos Ruiz
Carlos Ruiz is a Guatemalan former professional footballer and prolific striker best known for his goal-scoring exploits in Major League Soccer.
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E.
Simon J. Ortiz
Simon J. Ortiz is a prominent Acoma Pueblo poet and writer whose work is central to contemporary Native American literature and the Native American Renaissance.
- 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: Carlos Bulosan Target entity description: Carlos Bulosan was a Filipino American writer and labor activist best known for his semi-autobiographical novel "America Is in the Heart," a landmark work in Asian American and immigrant literature.
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A.
Miguel Malvar
Miguel Malvar was a Filipino general and revolutionary leader who became one of the last prominent commanders to continue armed resistance against American colonial forces in the Philippines.
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B.
Enrique Tierno Galván
Enrique Tierno Galván was a Spanish socialist politician, jurist, and intellectual best known for serving as the popular mayor of Madrid during Spain’s transition to democracy.
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C.
José Donoso
José Donoso was a Chilean novelist and short story writer associated with the Latin American Boom, known for his darkly imaginative, psychologically complex works such as "The Obscene Bird of Night."
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D.
Carlos Ruiz
Carlos Ruiz is a Guatemalan former professional footballer and prolific striker best known for his goal-scoring exploits in Major League Soccer.
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E.
Simon J. Ortiz
Simon J. Ortiz is a prominent Acoma Pueblo poet and writer whose work is central to contemporary Native American literature and the Native American Renaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Filipino American
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essayist ⓘ labor activist ⓘ novel ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| author | Carlos Bulosan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Philippines ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| ethnicGroup | Filipino ⓘ |
| familyName | Bulosan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
labor rights
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literature ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| genre |
Asian American literature
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Asian American literature ⓘ autobiographical fiction ⓘ autobiographical novel ⓘ immigrant literature ⓘ proletarian literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Carlos ⓘ |
| hasRole | chronicler of Filipino migrant labor in America ⓘ |
| influenced |
Asian American writers
ⓘ
Filipino American activists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Filipino ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Filipino American immigrant experience
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labor struggles of migrant workers ⓘ |
| movement |
Filipino American literature
ⓘ
labor movement ⓘ |
| name | Carlos Bulosan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
America Is in the Heart as a landmark of Asian American literature
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chronicling racism and labor exploitation ⓘ contributions to Asian American literature ⓘ depicting Filipino immigrant experiences in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | America Is in the Heart ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
ⓘ
labor organizer ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| subjectOf | America Is in the Heart ⓘ |
| workLocation |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
West Coast of the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carlos Bulosan Description of subject: Carlos Bulosan was a Filipino American writer and labor activist best known for his semi-autobiographical novel "America Is in the Heart," a landmark work in Asian American and immigrant literature.
Referenced by (3)
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