Minidoka War Relocation Center
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The Minidoka War Relocation Center was a World War II-era incarceration camp in Idaho where thousands of Japanese Americans were unjustly imprisoned by the U.S. government.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minidoka War Relocation Center canonical | 6 |
| Minidoka Relocation Center | 2 |
| Camp Minidoka | 1 |
| Minidoka War Relocation Center site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4411371 — 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: Minidoka War Relocation Center Context triple: [Japanese American internment, includes, Minidoka War Relocation Center]
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A.
Poston War Relocation Center
The Poston War Relocation Center was one of the largest World War II-era camps where the U.S. government forcibly incarcerated Japanese Americans in the Arizona desert.
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B.
Topaz War Relocation Center
Topaz War Relocation Center was a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp in Utah where thousands of people of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated by the U.S. government.
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C.
Tule Lake Segregation Center
Tule Lake Segregation Center was the largest and most controversial World War II incarceration camp for Japanese Americans, known for housing those labeled “disloyal” and for its harsh conditions and resistance movements.
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D.
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
Heart Mountain Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Wyoming where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
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E.
Gila River War Relocation Center
The Gila River War Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Arizona where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
- 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: Minidoka War Relocation Center Target entity description: The Minidoka War Relocation Center was a World War II-era incarceration camp in Idaho where thousands of Japanese Americans were unjustly imprisoned by the U.S. government.
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A.
Poston War Relocation Center
The Poston War Relocation Center was one of the largest World War II-era camps where the U.S. government forcibly incarcerated Japanese Americans in the Arizona desert.
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B.
Topaz War Relocation Center
Topaz War Relocation Center was a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp in Utah where thousands of people of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated by the U.S. government.
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C.
Tule Lake Segregation Center
Tule Lake Segregation Center was the largest and most controversial World War II incarceration camp for Japanese Americans, known for housing those labeled “disloyal” and for its harsh conditions and resistance movements.
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D.
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
Heart Mountain Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Wyoming where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
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E.
Gila River War Relocation Center
The Gila River War Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Arizona where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American incarceration camp
ⓘ
World War II internment camp ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| administeredBy | War Relocation Authority ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Camp Minidoka
ⓘ
linked to:
Minidoka War Relocation Center
Hunt Camp ⓘ Minidoka Relocation Center ⓘ
linked to:
Minidoka War Relocation Center
|
| authorizedBy | Executive Order 9066 ⓘ |
| closed | 1945 ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| designatedAs | Minidoka National Historic Site ⓘ |
| designationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
U.S. federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| hasCommemorativeDay | annual pilgrimages by former incarcerees and descendants ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
administration buildings
ⓘ
barbed wire fences ⓘ barracks ⓘ guard towers ⓘ hospital ⓘ latrines ⓘ mess halls ⓘ recreation areas ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Minidoka National Historic Site visitor center and exhibits
ⓘ
linked to:
Minidoka National Historic Site
|
| hasMilitaryUnit |
100th Infantry Battalion volunteers
ⓘ
442nd Regimental Combat Team volunteers ⓘ
linked to:
442nd Regimental Combat Team
|
| inmates |
Japanese Americans
ⓘ
Japanese immigrants ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Idaho
ⓘ
Jerome County, Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hunt, Idaho ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| maximumPopulation | over 9,000 people ⓘ |
| notableFor |
incarceration of Japanese Americans without due process
ⓘ
wartime violation of civil liberties ⓘ |
| opened | 1942 ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese American internment ⓘ |
| purpose | incarceration of Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Historic Site ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | forced removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
ⓘ
Manzanar War Relocation Center ⓘ Poston War Relocation Center ⓘ Tule Lake War Relocation Center ⓘ
linked to:
Tule Lake Segregation Center
|
| subjectOf |
civil liberties education programs
ⓘ
historical research on Japanese American incarceration ⓘ |
| theme | racial discrimination in wartime United States ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Minidoka War Relocation Center Description of subject: The Minidoka War Relocation Center was a World War II-era incarceration camp in Idaho where thousands of Japanese Americans were unjustly imprisoned by the U.S. government.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Minidoka War Relocation Center
linked to: Minidoka War Relocation Center
linked to: Minidoka War Relocation Center
subject linked to:
Hunt, Idaho
linked to: Minidoka War Relocation Center