Yuri Kochiyama
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Yuri Kochiyama was a Japanese American civil rights activist known for her work in Black–Asian solidarity, anti-war movements, and advocacy for political prisoners.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yuri Kochiyama canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9874258 — 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: Yuri Kochiyama Context triple: [Asian Americans for Action, foundedBy, Yuri Kochiyama]
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A.
Miyoko Fuchida
Miyoko Fuchida was the wife of Japanese naval aviator Mitsuo Fuchida, known for her support of him during and after World War II and his later Christian missionary work.
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B.
Keiko Yoshida
Keiko Yoshida is a Japanese translator and the wife of British novelist David Mitchell, known for collaborating with him on translations of Japanese literature.
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C.
Kiyoko Fukuda
Kiyoko Fukuda is the wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and a member of a prominent political family in Japan.
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D.
Yoshiko Ikeda
Yoshiko Ikeda was the wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda and served as Japan’s First Lady during his tenure in the early 1960s.
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E.
Marsha Nakashima
Marsha Nakashima is a film editor best known for her work on the science fiction classic "Blade Runner."
- 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: Yuri Kochiyama Target entity description: Yuri Kochiyama was a Japanese American civil rights activist known for her work in Black–Asian solidarity, anti-war movements, and advocacy for political prisoners.
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A.
Miyoko Fuchida
Miyoko Fuchida was the wife of Japanese naval aviator Mitsuo Fuchida, known for her support of him during and after World War II and his later Christian missionary work.
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B.
Keiko Yoshida
Keiko Yoshida is a Japanese translator and the wife of British novelist David Mitchell, known for collaborating with him on translations of Japanese literature.
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C.
Kiyoko Fukuda
Kiyoko Fukuda is the wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and a member of a prominent political family in Japan.
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D.
Yoshiko Ikeda
Yoshiko Ikeda was the wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda and served as Japan’s First Lady during his tenure in the early 1960s.
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E.
Marsha Nakashima
Marsha Nakashima is a film editor best known for her work on the science fiction classic "Blade Runner."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American
ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
Black liberation activists
ⓘ
Japanese American redress and reparations ⓘ Puerto Rican independence activists ⓘ
linked to:
Puerto Rican independence movement
political prisoners in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Asian Americans for Action
ⓘ
Black Panther Party ⓘ Malcolm X ⓘ Third World Liberation movements ⓘ
linked to:
Third World liberation movements
Young Lords ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Islam ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-05-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-06-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Compton Junior College
ⓘ
linked to:
Compton College
San Pedro High School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese American ⓘ |
| familyName | Nakahara ⓘ |
| fullName | Mary Yuriko Nakahara ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName |
Mary
ⓘ
Yuriko ⓘ |
| hasChild | six children ⓘ |
| knownFor | being present at the assassination of Malcolm X ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| movement |
Asian American movement
ⓘ
Black Power movement ⓘ anti-imperialist movement ⓘ anti–Vietnam War movement ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ
linked to:
American civil rights movement
|
| notableFor |
Black–Asian solidarity activism
ⓘ
advocacy for political prisoners ⓘ anti-war activism ⓘ prisoner rights activism ⓘ support for reparations for Japanese American internees ⓘ |
| occupation |
community organizer
ⓘ
lecturer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
San Pedro, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
San Pedro, California
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| placeOfDeath | Berkeley, California, United States ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
|
| residence |
Berkeley, California, United States
ⓘ
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Harlem
Oakland, California, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Bill Kochiyama ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biography "Passing It On: A Memoir" ⓘ |
| wasInternedAt |
Arkansas internment camp for Japanese Americans during World War II
ⓘ
Jerome War Relocation Center ⓘ
linked to:
Rohwer War Relocation Center
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Subject: Yuri Kochiyama Description of subject: Yuri Kochiyama was a Japanese American civil rights activist known for her work in Black–Asian solidarity, anti-war movements, and advocacy for political prisoners.
Referenced by (2)
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