Nisei Week
E94863
Nisei Week is an annual Japanese American cultural festival in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo that celebrates Japanese heritage through parades, performances, and community events.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nisei Week canonical | 1 |
| Nisei Week Foundation | 1 |
| Nisei Week Japanese Festival | 1 |
| Nisei Week Queen and Court pageant | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T796490 — 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: Nisei Week Context triple: [Japanese Americans, culturalFestival, Nisei Week]
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A.
Showa Day
Showa Day is a Japanese national holiday on April 29 that honors the reign and legacy of Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and encourages reflection on Japan’s history during his era.
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B.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
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C.
Puerto Rican Day Parade
The Puerto Rican Day Parade is an annual celebration of Puerto Rican culture and heritage in New York City, featuring vibrant floats, music, and community groups marching through Manhattan.
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D.
Columbus Day Parade
The Columbus Day Parade is an annual Italian-American heritage celebration featuring floats, music, and community festivities, notably held in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood.
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E.
Independence Day Parade
The Independence Day Parade in Fairfax, Virginia is a community celebration held annually on the Fourth of July featuring marching bands, floats, civic groups, and patriotic festivities.
- 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: Nisei Week Target entity description: Nisei Week is an annual Japanese American cultural festival in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo that celebrates Japanese heritage through parades, performances, and community events.
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A.
Showa Day
Showa Day is a Japanese national holiday on April 29 that honors the reign and legacy of Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and encourages reflection on Japan’s history during his era.
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B.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
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C.
Puerto Rican Day Parade
The Puerto Rican Day Parade is an annual celebration of Puerto Rican culture and heritage in New York City, featuring vibrant floats, music, and community groups marching through Manhattan.
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D.
Columbus Day Parade
The Columbus Day Parade is an annual Italian-American heritage celebration featuring floats, music, and community festivities, notably held in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood.
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E.
Independence Day Parade
The Independence Day Parade in Fairfax, Virginia is a community celebration held annually on the Fourth of July featuring marching bands, floats, civic groups, and patriotic festivities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American cultural festival
ⓘ
annual festival ⓘ community event ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
preserve Japanese American heritage
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promote Japanese American culture ⓘ strengthen community ties in Little Tokyo ⓘ |
| celebrates |
Japanese American heritage
ⓘ
Japanese heritage ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
arts and crafts
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community events ⓘ cultural demonstrations ⓘ cultural performances ⓘ food booths ⓘ pageants ⓘ parade of Japanese American community groups ⓘ parades ⓘ street festival activities ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Grand Parade
ⓘ
Nisei Week self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nisei Week Queen and Court pageant
closing ceremonies ⓘ martial arts demonstrations ⓘ onsen and cultural demonstrations ⓘ taiko drumming performances ⓘ traditional dance performances ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
Japanese American community
ⓘ
Japanese culture ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | term "Nisei" meaning second-generation Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| inception | 1934 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
ⓘ
Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| occursInMonth | August ⓘ |
| organizer |
Nisei Week
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Nisei Week Foundation
|
| significantFor |
Japanese American cultural preservation in Los Angeles
ⓘ
Little Tokyo neighborhood identity ⓘ |
| startTime | 1934 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Japanese American community
ⓘ
general public ⓘ |
| website | https://www.niseiweek.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nisei Week Description of subject: Nisei Week is an annual Japanese American cultural festival in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo that celebrates Japanese heritage through parades, performances, and community events.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nisei Week Japanese Festival
this entity surface form:
Nisei Week Foundation
this entity surface form:
Nisei Week Queen and Court pageant