Asian American Literary Award
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The Asian American Literary Award is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding works of literature by writers of Asian descent in the United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asian American Literary Award canonical | 8 |
| Asian American Literary Award for Fiction | 2 |
| Asian American Literary Award for Nonfiction | 1 |
| Asian American Literary Award for Poetry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Asian American Literary Award Context triple: [Jhumpa Lahiri, awardReceived, Asian American Literary Award]
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A.
American Book Award
The American Book Award is a U.S. literary prize that honors outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and other genres by writers from diverse backgrounds without categories or competition among nominees.
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B.
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award is a prestigious literary prize that honors books contributing to our understanding of racism and the appreciation of human diversity.
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C.
O. Henry Award
The O. Henry Award is a prestigious annual American prize recognizing outstanding short stories.
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D.
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is a prestigious American literary award that honors books promoting peace, social justice, and global understanding.
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E.
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
The James Tait Black Memorial Prize is one of the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious literary awards, given annually for outstanding works of fiction and biography.
- 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: Asian American Literary Award Target entity description: The Asian American Literary Award is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding works of literature by writers of Asian descent in the United States.
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A.
American Book Award
The American Book Award is a U.S. literary prize that honors outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and other genres by writers from diverse backgrounds without categories or competition among nominees.
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B.
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award is a prestigious literary prize that honors books contributing to our understanding of racism and the appreciation of human diversity.
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C.
O. Henry Award
The O. Henry Award is a prestigious annual American prize recognizing outstanding short stories.
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D.
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is a prestigious American literary award that honors books promoting peace, social justice, and global understanding.
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E.
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
The James Tait Black Memorial Prize is one of the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious literary awards, given annually for outstanding works of fiction and biography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American literary award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| awardFor | outstanding works of literature ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibility |
authors of Asian descent residing in the United States
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books published in the United States ⓘ |
| ethnicFocus | Asian American ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenTo | writers of Asian descent ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Asian American Literary Award for Fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
Asian American Literary Award
Asian American Literary Award for Nonfiction ⓘ
linked to:
Asian American Literary Award
Asian American Literary Award for Poetry ⓘ
linked to:
Asian American Literary Award
|
| inception | 1998 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Asian American literature ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Alexander Chee
ⓘ
Cathy Park Hong ⓘ Chang-rae Lee ⓘ Ha Jin ⓘ Jhumpa Lahiri ⓘ Monique Truong ⓘ Susan Choi ⓘ |
| organizer | Asian American Writers’ Workshop ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Asian American Writers’ Workshop ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote Asian American authors
ⓘ
to recognize excellence in Asian American writing ⓘ |
| sponsor | Asian American Writers’ Workshop ⓘ |
| website | https://aaww.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Asian American Literary Award Description of subject: The Asian American Literary Award is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding works of literature by writers of Asian descent in the United States.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Asian American Literary Award
linked to: Asian American Literary Award
linked to: Asian American Literary Award
linked to: Asian American Literary Award
subject linked to:
Jin Xuefei