Mari Matsuda
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Mari Matsuda is a pioneering legal scholar and activist known for helping to found critical race theory and for her influential work on race, civil rights, and social justice in American law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mari Matsuda canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10264481 — 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: Mari Matsuda Context triple: [Critical race theory, associatedWith, Mari Matsuda]
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A.
Lisa Matsuda
Lisa Matsuda is a neuroscientist best known for identifying and characterizing the CB1 cannabinoid receptor, a key component of the endocannabinoid system in the brain.
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Mari Okada
Mari Okada is a renowned Japanese screenwriter and director best known for her emotionally charged anime works such as "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day" and "Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms."
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C.
Yoko Sugiyama
Yoko Sugiyama was the wife of renowned Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima.
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D.
Makiko Tanaka
Makiko Tanaka is a Japanese politician and former foreign minister, known as the outspoken daughter of influential former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
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E.
Miki Satō
Miki Satō is a Japanese singer-songwriter known for her emotionally expressive vocals and contributions to anime theme songs.
- 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: Mari Matsuda Target entity description: Mari Matsuda is a pioneering legal scholar and activist known for helping to found critical race theory and for her influential work on race, civil rights, and social justice in American law.
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A.
Lisa Matsuda
Lisa Matsuda is a neuroscientist best known for identifying and characterizing the CB1 cannabinoid receptor, a key component of the endocannabinoid system in the brain.
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B.
Mari Okada
Mari Okada is a renowned Japanese screenwriter and director best known for her emotionally charged anime works such as "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day" and "Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms."
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C.
Yoko Sugiyama
Yoko Sugiyama was the wife of renowned Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima.
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D.
Makiko Tanaka
Makiko Tanaka is a Japanese politician and former foreign minister, known as the outspoken daughter of influential former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
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E.
Miki Satō
Miki Satō is a Japanese singer-songwriter known for her emotionally expressive vocals and contributions to anime theme songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
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critical race theorist ⓘ law professor ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
civil liberties
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gender equality ⓘ racial justice ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Arizona State University
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Harvard Law School ⓘ University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | critical race theory ⓘ |
| era |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Japanese American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ critical race theory ⓘ law ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| givenName | Mari ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
looking to the bottom
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outsider jurisprudence ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt |
Georgetown University Law Center
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University of California, Berkeley School of Law ⓘ University of California, Los Angeles School of Law ⓘ
linked to:
UCLA School of Law
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law ⓘ
linked to:
William S. Richardson School of Law
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| influenced | development of critical race theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Asian American activism
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civil rights movement ⓘ
linked to:
American civil rights movement
feminist theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
civil rights advocacy
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feminist legal theory contributions ⓘ foundational work in critical race theory ⓘ hate speech regulation scholarship ⓘ scholarship on race and the law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Mari Matsuda ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Where Is Your Body? And Other Essays on Race, Gender, and the Law
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Words That Wound: Critical Race Theory, Assaultive Speech, and the First Amendment ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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legal theorist ⓘ professor of law ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| researchInterest |
Asian American legal history
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First Amendment law ⓘ feminism and law ⓘ hate speech ⓘ intersection of race and law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mari Matsuda Description of subject: Mari Matsuda is a pioneering legal scholar and activist known for helping to found critical race theory and for her influential work on race, civil rights, and social justice in American law.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
critical race theory
subject linked to:
“Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement”