Yaa Gyasi
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Yaa Gyasi is a Ghanaian-American novelist best known for her acclaimed debut novel "Homegoing," which explores the legacy of slavery across generations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yaa Gyasi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15979005 — 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: Yaa Gyasi Context triple: [PEN Open Book Award, notableRecipient, Yaa Gyasi]
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A.
Gyasi
Gyasi is a masculine given name most notably borne by American professional soccer player Gyasi Zardes.
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B.
Jesmyn
Jesmyn is a feminine given name most notably borne by the acclaimed American novelist Jesmyn Ward.
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C.
Amma Asante
Amma Asante is a British filmmaker and former actress known for directing socially conscious, character-driven dramas such as the historical film "Belle."
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D.
Gloria Naylor
Gloria Naylor was an American novelist acclaimed for her powerful portrayals of African American women’s lives and communities in works such as "The Women of Brewster Place."
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E.
Ja'Net DuBois
Ja'Net DuBois was an American actress and singer best known for her role as Willona Woods on the sitcom "Good Times" and for co-writing and singing the theme song for "The Jeffersons."
- 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: Yaa Gyasi Target entity description: Yaa Gyasi is a Ghanaian-American novelist best known for her acclaimed debut novel "Homegoing," which explores the legacy of slavery across generations.
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A.
Gyasi
Gyasi is a masculine given name most notably borne by American professional soccer player Gyasi Zardes.
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B.
Jesmyn
Jesmyn is a feminine given name most notably borne by the acclaimed American novelist Jesmyn Ward.
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C.
Amma Asante
Amma Asante is a British filmmaker and former actress known for directing socially conscious, character-driven dramas such as the historical film "Belle."
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D.
Gloria Naylor
Gloria Naylor was an American novelist acclaimed for her powerful portrayals of African American women’s lives and communities in works such as "The Women of Brewster Place."
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E.
Ja'Net DuBois
Ja'Net DuBois was an American actress and singer best known for her role as Willona Woods on the sitcom "Good Times" and for co-writing and singing the theme song for "The Jeffersons."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.