Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi
E441946
Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi was a Japanese American sociologist and civil rights activist best known for his legal challenge to the World War II-era curfew and internment orders imposed on Japanese Americans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4437626 — 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: Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi Context triple: [Hirabayashi v. United States, petitioner, Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi]
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A.
Fred Korematsu
Fred Korematsu was a Japanese American civil rights activist who famously challenged the U.S. government's World War II internment of Japanese Americans, becoming a symbol of resistance to racial injustice.
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B.
Hiro Yamamoto
Hiro Yamamoto is an American bassist best known as a founding member of the Seattle grunge band Soundgarden.
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C.
Tokuji Hayakawa
Tokuji Hayakawa was a Japanese inventor and entrepreneur best known for establishing the company that became Sharp Corporation and pioneering early consumer electronics products.
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D.
Richard Hashimoto
Richard Hashimoto is a film producer best known for his work on the 1988 dark comedy-fantasy movie "Beetlejuice."
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E.
Shōji Nishimura
Shōji Nishimura was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II, noted for his role and death in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
- 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: Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi Target entity description: Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi was a Japanese American sociologist and civil rights activist best known for his legal challenge to the World War II-era curfew and internment orders imposed on Japanese Americans.
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A.
Fred Korematsu
Fred Korematsu was a Japanese American civil rights activist who famously challenged the U.S. government's World War II internment of Japanese Americans, becoming a symbol of resistance to racial injustice.
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B.
Hiro Yamamoto
Hiro Yamamoto is an American bassist best known as a founding member of the Seattle grunge band Soundgarden.
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C.
Tokuji Hayakawa
Tokuji Hayakawa was a Japanese inventor and entrepreneur best known for establishing the company that became Sharp Corporation and pioneering early consumer electronics products.
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D.
Richard Hashimoto
Richard Hashimoto is a film producer best known for his work on the 1988 dark comedy-fantasy movie "Beetlejuice."
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E.
Shōji Nishimura
Shōji Nishimura was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II, noted for his role and death in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| activismFocus |
civil liberties of Japanese Americans during World War II
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constitutional rights under wartime emergency measures ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Washington
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Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Alzheimer's disease ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
violating World War II curfew order
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violating World War II exclusion order ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-04-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-01-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Washington
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University of Washington, Department of Sociology ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Alberta
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University of Alberta, Department of Sociology ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese American ⓘ |
| familyName | Hirabayashi ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights
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sociology ⓘ |
| fullName | Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi ⓘ |
| givenName | Gordon ⓘ |
| honoredIn |
Hirabayashi Place (housing complex in Seattle)
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linked to:
Beacon Hill, Seattle
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| legalCase |
Hirabayashi v. United States (1943)
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linked to:
Hirabayashi v. United States
Hirabayashi v. United States coram nobis proceedings (1980s) ⓘ |
| memberOf | Religious Society of Friends ⓘ |
| militaryStatusDuringWorldWarII | conscientious objector ⓘ |
| notableFor |
legal challenge to World War II curfew orders on Japanese Americans
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legal challenge to World War II exclusion and internment orders against Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| notableWork | Hirabayashi v. United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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sociologist ⓘ |
| opposed |
World War II curfew imposed on Japanese Americans
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World War II exclusion and internment of Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| parent | James Hirabayashi ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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linked to:
Edmonton
|
| religion |
Quakerism
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linked to:
Religious Society of Friends
|
| residence |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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linked to:
Edmonton
Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ |
| sibling |
James A. Hirabayashi
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linked to:
James Hirabayashi
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| spouse | Esther Schmoe ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary film "A Personal Matter: Gordon Hirabayashi vs. the United States"
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play "Hold These Truths" ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi Description of subject: Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi was a Japanese American sociologist and civil rights activist best known for his legal challenge to the World War II-era curfew and internment orders imposed on Japanese Americans.
Referenced by (2)
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