Sal Castro
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Sal Castro was a Mexican-American educator and civil rights activist best known for helping organize and mentor students during the 1968 East Los Angeles school walkouts for educational reform.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sal Castro canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8138316 — 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)
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Target entity: Sal Castro Context triple: [1968 East Los Angeles walkouts, keyPerson, Sal Castro]
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A.
David Mendoza
David Mendoza was a composer and conductor active in early 20th-century cinema, known for his work on silent film scores.
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B.
John Avila
John Avila is an American bassist and record producer best known for his work with the new wave band Oingo Boingo during the 1980s.
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C.
Mac Peralta
Mac Peralta is the young son of NYPD detective Jake Peralta and defense attorney Amy Santiago in the television sitcom "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."
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D.
Michele Tafoya
Michele Tafoya is an American sportscaster best known for her long tenure as a sideline reporter on major NFL broadcasts, including Sunday Night Football.
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E.
Mark Morales
Mark Morales is a comic book writer best known for his work on the series "Uproar."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Sal Castro Target entity description: Sal Castro was a Mexican-American educator and civil rights activist best known for helping organize and mentor students during the 1968 East Los Angeles school walkouts for educational reform.
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A.
David Mendoza
David Mendoza was a composer and conductor active in early 20th-century cinema, known for his work on silent film scores.
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B.
John Avila
John Avila is an American bassist and record producer best known for his work with the new wave band Oingo Boingo during the 1980s.
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C.
Mac Peralta
Mac Peralta is the young son of NYPD detective Jake Peralta and defense attorney Amy Santiago in the television sitcom "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."
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D.
Michele Tafoya
Michele Tafoya is an American sportscaster best known for her long tenure as a sideline reporter on major NFL broadcasts, including Sunday Night Football.
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E.
Mark Morales
Mark Morales is a comic book writer best known for his work on the series "Uproar."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mexican-American
ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ educator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
bilingual education
ⓘ
educational reform ⓘ improved conditions in East Los Angeles schools ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1933-10-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Los Angeles ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| citizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| deathDate | 2013-04-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California State University, Los Angeles
ⓘ
Los Angeles City College ⓘ |
| employer | Los Angeles Unified School District ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mexican American ⓘ |
| ethnicIdentity | Chicano ⓘ |
| familyName | Castro ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights movement
ⓘ
education ⓘ |
| fullName | Salvador B. Castro ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Salvador ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| heritage | Mexican ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Sal Castro Middle School ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mentoring Chicano high school students
ⓘ
organizing student walkouts for educational reform ⓘ |
| movement |
Chicano Movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicano movement
Chicano civil rights movement ⓘ
linked to:
Chicano movement
|
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | 1968 East Los Angeles school walkouts ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
ⓘ
educator ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1968 East Los Angeles school walkouts
ⓘ
linked to:
1968 East Los Angeles walkouts
|
| placeOfDeath |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Los Angeles ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| residence |
East Los Angeles
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
mentor to student activists
ⓘ
organizer of 1968 East Los Angeles school walkouts ⓘ |
| workLocation |
East Los Angeles
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sal Castro Description of subject: Sal Castro was a Mexican-American educator and civil rights activist best known for helping organize and mentor students during the 1968 East Los Angeles school walkouts for educational reform.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.