Where the Past Begins
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Where the Past Begins is a memoir by Amy Tan that explores her family history, creative life, and the memories that shaped her work as a writer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Where the Past Begins canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10198702 — 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: Where the Past Begins Context triple: [Amy Tan, notableWork, Where the Past Begins]
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A.
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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B.
A People Without a Past
"A People Without a Past" is a section of Jaan Kross’s historical novel cycle "Between Three Plagues," focusing on life in 16th-century Estonia under shifting foreign powers.
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C.
Before the Beginning
"Before the Beginning" is a popular science book by cosmologist Martin Rees that explores the origins, evolution, and fundamental nature of the universe.
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D.
The Beginning Place
The Beginning Place is a fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that follows two young adults who discover and share access to a mysterious otherworld that transforms their understanding of themselves and their reality.
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E.
The Great Before
The Great Before is a metaphysical realm in Pixar's film "Soul" where unborn souls develop their personalities before going to Earth.
- 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: Where the Past Begins Target entity description: Where the Past Begins is a memoir by Amy Tan that explores her family history, creative life, and the memories that shaped her work as a writer.
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A.
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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B.
A People Without a Past
"A People Without a Past" is a section of Jaan Kross’s historical novel cycle "Between Three Plagues," focusing on life in 16th-century Estonia under shifting foreign powers.
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C.
Before the Beginning
"Before the Beginning" is a popular science book by cosmologist Martin Rees that explores the origins, evolution, and fundamental nature of the universe.
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D.
The Beginning Place
The Beginning Place is a fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that follows two young adults who discover and share access to a mysterious otherworld that transforms their understanding of themselves and their reality.
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E.
The Great Before
The Great Before is a metaphysical realm in Pixar's film "Soul" where unborn souls develop their personalities before going to Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | memoir ⓘ |
| author | Amy Tan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
immigrant experience
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mother–daughter relationships ⓘ relationship between memory and imagination ⓘ trauma and its effects on creativity ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780062319296 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
archival documents
ⓘ
family letters ⓘ personal essays ⓘ reflections on writing ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
artistic creation
ⓘ
family secrets ⓘ identity ⓘ intergenerational trauma ⓘ memory ⓘ mother–daughter bond ⓘ |
| imprintOfPublisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Amy Tan
ⓘ
Chinese American identity ⓘ creative process ⓘ family history ⓘ memory ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailing Amy Tan’s family background
ⓘ
revealing Amy Tan’s writing process ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ecco ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Joy Luck Club
ⓘ
The Kitchen God’s Wife ⓘ |
| setting |
China
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| subtitle | A Writer’s Memoir ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| title | Where the Past Begins ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Where the Past Begins Description of subject: Where the Past Begins is a memoir by Amy Tan that explores her family history, creative life, and the memories that shaped her work as a writer.
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