Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
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"Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" is a protest folk song by Woody Guthrie that mourns the victims of a 1948 plane crash and criticizes the dehumanizing treatment of Mexican farm workers in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1921780 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) Context triple: [Woody Guthrie, notableWork, Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)]
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A.
Angel Island
Angel Island is a historic island in San Francisco Bay known for its former U.S. immigration station, often called the "Ellis Island of the West."
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B.
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident is a 1943 American Western film noir about a lynch mob’s rush to judgment, renowned for its stark moral themes and powerful performances.
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C.
The Paquete Habana
The Paquete Habana is a landmark 1900 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that customary international law is part of U.S. law, holding that small coastal fishing vessels are exempt from capture as prizes of war.
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D.
The Ryan Girl
"The Ryan Girl" is a lesser-known work associated with American actress, dancer, and director June Havoc, reflecting her multifaceted career in mid-20th-century entertainment.
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E.
Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock is a 1955 American suspense Western film noir known for its tense, minimalist storytelling and Spencer Tracy’s acclaimed performance as a one-armed World War II veteran confronting small-town prejudice.
- 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: Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) Target entity description: "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" is a protest folk song by Woody Guthrie that mourns the victims of a 1948 plane crash and criticizes the dehumanizing treatment of Mexican farm workers in the United States.
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A.
Angel Island
Angel Island is a historic island in San Francisco Bay known for its former U.S. immigration station, often called the "Ellis Island of the West."
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B.
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident is a 1943 American Western film noir about a lynch mob’s rush to judgment, renowned for its stark moral themes and powerful performances.
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C.
The Paquete Habana
The Paquete Habana is a landmark 1900 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that customary international law is part of U.S. law, holding that small coastal fishing vessels are exempt from capture as prizes of war.
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D.
The Ryan Girl
"The Ryan Girl" is a lesser-known work associated with American actress, dancer, and director June Havoc, reflecting her multifaceted career in mid-20th-century entertainment.
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E.
Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock is a 1955 American suspense Western film noir known for its tense, minimalist storytelling and Spencer Tracy’s acclaimed performance as a one-armed World War II veteran confronting small-town prejudice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song
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protest song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| addresses |
anonymity of deported workers in public discourse
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exploitation of migrant farm workers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Deportee
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Plane Wreck at Los Gatos ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American protest music tradition
ⓘ
Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| basedOn |
1948 Los Gatos Canyon plane crash
ⓘ
Los Gatos DC-3 air crash ⓘ |
| composer | Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
U.S. immigration policies toward Mexican laborers
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dehumanizing treatment of Mexican farm workers ⓘ media practice of not naming Mexican victims ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
protest music ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
pro-immigrant
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pro-labor ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Mexican immigration to the United States
ⓘ
airplane accidents ⓘ migrant labor in the United States ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | Plane Wreck at Los Gatos ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Deportee ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| medium | song ⓘ |
| message |
migrant workers are human beings, not just "deportees"
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victims deserve to be remembered by name ⓘ |
| movement | American folk music revival ⓘ |
| notableLine |
"Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye Rosalita"
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"They call you deportees" ⓘ "Who are all these friends, all scattered like dry leaves" ⓘ |
| originalContext | response to news coverage of 1948 Los Gatos plane crash ⓘ |
| setting |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Gatos Canyon ⓘ |
| subject |
Bracero farm workers
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Mexican migrant workers ⓘ |
| theme |
human dignity
ⓘ
immigration ⓘ labor rights ⓘ racism ⓘ social justice ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| tone |
indignant
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mournful ⓘ |
| yearOfEventDescribed | 1948 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) Description of subject: "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" is a protest folk song by Woody Guthrie that mourns the victims of a 1948 plane crash and criticizes the dehumanizing treatment of Mexican farm workers in the United States.
Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
Woody Guthrie