Richard Aoki
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Asian American activist
Japanese American
human
member of the Black Panther Party
political activist
Richard Aoki was a prominent Japanese American activist and member of the Black Panther Party known for his influential role in Asian American and Third World liberation movements during the 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Aoki canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9787054 — 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: Richard Aoki Context triple: [Asian American Political Alliance, notableMember, Richard Aoki]
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A.
Kazuo Aoki
Kazuo Aoki was a Japanese politician who served in key governmental roles during the era of Imperial Japan, including leadership within its wartime bureaucracy.
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B.
Isao Aoki
Isao Aoki is a pioneering Japanese professional golfer renowned for his success on both the Japan Golf Tour and international tours, including being one of the first Japanese players to win on the PGA Tour.
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C.
Michael Shiosaki
Michael Shiosaki is an American parks and recreation professional who is publicly known as the husband of former Seattle mayor Ed Murray.
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D.
Rene Ohashi
Rene Ohashi is an award-winning Canadian cinematographer known for his work on numerous films and television productions, including the acclaimed miniseries "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows."
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E.
James Shigeta
James Shigeta was a pioneering Japanese American actor and singer best known for his leading roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood films and his groundbreaking presence as an Asian American romantic lead.
- 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: Richard Aoki Target entity description: Richard Aoki was a prominent Japanese American activist and member of the Black Panther Party known for his influential role in Asian American and Third World liberation movements during the 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
Kazuo Aoki
Kazuo Aoki was a Japanese politician who served in key governmental roles during the era of Imperial Japan, including leadership within its wartime bureaucracy.
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B.
Isao Aoki
Isao Aoki is a pioneering Japanese professional golfer renowned for his success on both the Japan Golf Tour and international tours, including being one of the first Japanese players to win on the PGA Tour.
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C.
Michael Shiosaki
Michael Shiosaki is an American parks and recreation professional who is publicly known as the husband of former Seattle mayor Ed Murray.
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D.
Rene Ohashi
Rene Ohashi is an award-winning Canadian cinematographer known for his work on numerous films and television productions, including the acclaimed miniseries "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows."
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E.
James Shigeta
James Shigeta was a pioneering Japanese American actor and singer best known for his leading roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood films and his groundbreaking presence as an Asian American romantic lead.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Asian American activist
ⓘ
Japanese American ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Black Panther Party ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
Third World College at UC Berkeley
ⓘ
coalitions between Black and Asian American communities ⓘ ethnic studies programs ⓘ self-determination for oppressed peoples ⓘ |
| allegiance | Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| ethnicIdentity | Japanese American man ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese American ⓘ |
| familyName | Aoki ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Civil Rights era in the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
American civil rights movement
|
| knownFor |
being one of the first Asian American members of the Black Panther Party
ⓘ
militant political organizing in the Bay Area ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Asian American Political Alliance
ⓘ
Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| movement |
Asian American Movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Asian American movement
Black Power movement ⓘ Third World Liberation Movement ⓘ |
| name | Richard Aoki ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Asian American liberation movements
ⓘ
Third World liberation movements ⓘ role in the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
ⓘ
community organizer ⓘ educator ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Third World Liberation Front strikes at UC Berkeley
ⓘ
linked to:
Third World Liberation Front strikes
student movements of the 1960s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
San Leandro, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
San Leandro
|
| politicalIdeology |
Third World internationalism
ⓘ
revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| raisedIn |
West Oakland, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
West Oakland
|
| regionOfActivity |
Oakland, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Oakland
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| supported |
Asian American self-determination
ⓘ
Black liberation ⓘ anti-imperialist struggles ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Aoki Description of subject: Richard Aoki was a prominent Japanese American activist and member of the Black Panther Party known for his influential role in Asian American and Third World liberation movements during the 1960s and 1970s.
Referenced by (2)
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