Cherríe Moraga
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Cherríe Moraga is a prominent Chicana writer, feminist, and activist whose work has been foundational to Chicano literature and queer theory.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cherríe Moraga canonical | 6 |
| Cherríe Lynn Moraga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8138209 — 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: Cherríe Moraga Context triple: [Chicano literature, hasNotableAuthor, Cherríe Moraga]
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A.
Gloria Anzaldúa
Gloria Anzaldúa was a pioneering Chicana feminist scholar, writer, and theorist best known for her influential work "Borderlands/La Frontera," which explores identity, border culture, and intersectional oppression.
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B.
Ana Castillo
Ana Castillo is a prominent Mexican American novelist, poet, and essayist whose work explores Chicana feminism, social justice, and Latinx identity.
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C.
Sandra Cisneros
Sandra Cisneros is a Mexican American writer best known for her influential coming-of-age novel "The House on Mango Street," which explores themes of identity, culture, and gender.
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D.
Allegra Leguizamo
Allegra Leguizamo is the daughter of Colombian-American actor, comedian, and filmmaker John Leguizamo.
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E.
Maria Agoncillo
Maria Agoncillo was the second wife of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first President of the Philippines, and a member of the prominent Agoncillo family involved in the Philippine nationalist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cherríe Moraga Target entity description: Cherríe Moraga is a prominent Chicana writer, feminist, and activist whose work has been foundational to Chicano literature and queer theory.
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A.
Gloria Anzaldúa
Gloria Anzaldúa was a pioneering Chicana feminist scholar, writer, and theorist best known for her influential work "Borderlands/La Frontera," which explores identity, border culture, and intersectional oppression.
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B.
Ana Castillo
Ana Castillo is a prominent Mexican American novelist, poet, and essayist whose work explores Chicana feminism, social justice, and Latinx identity.
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C.
Sandra Cisneros
Sandra Cisneros is a Mexican American writer best known for her influential coming-of-age novel "The House on Mango Street," which explores themes of identity, culture, and gender.
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D.
Allegra Leguizamo
Allegra Leguizamo is the daughter of Colombian-American actor, comedian, and filmmaker John Leguizamo.
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E.
Maria Agoncillo
Maria Agoncillo was the second wife of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first President of the Philippines, and a member of the prominent Agoncillo family involved in the Philippine nationalist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicana feminist
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activist ⓘ essayist ⓘ lesbian feminist ⓘ person ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ queer theorist ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Immaculate Heart College
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linked to:
Immaculate Heart High School
San Francisco State University ⓘ |
| areaOfActivism |
Chicano rights
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LGBT rights ⓘ feminism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| birthName |
Cherríe Lynn Moraga
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linked to:
Cherríe Moraga
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| coEditedWork | This Bridge Called My Back ⓘ |
| coEditorWith |
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
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linked to:
Gloria Anzaldúa
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| dateOfBirth | 1952-09-25 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Chicana ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chicano literature
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cultural criticism ⓘ drama ⓘ feminist theory ⓘ poetry ⓘ queer theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
foundational contributions to Chicana feminist thought
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integrating Chicano cultural politics with feminist and lesbian perspectives ⓘ pioneering work in queer theory from a women of color perspective ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| movement |
Chicana feminism
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LGBT rights movement ⓘ women of color feminism ⓘ |
| name | Cherríe Moraga ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness
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Heroes and Saints ⓘ Loving in the War Years ⓘ The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea ⓘ This Bridge Called My Back ⓘ Waiting in the Wings ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| roleInWork | co-editor of This Bridge Called My Back ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Stanford University
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ University of California, Santa Barbara ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Cherríe Moraga