Project Grant ZDH28374722
- This Project Grant award, titled "Transnational Disinformation Networks and Asian Diasporic Politics," is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program (CFDA 45.169). The $149,999 award supports a collaborative project between Dr. Rachel Kuo and Mark Calaguas to examine memory, political histories, and information networks across Asian and Asian American diasporas. The project will utilize archival...
- The federal Project Grant award of $150,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) supports the "Transmission Regained: Recalling Traditional Lifeways through Intergenerational Oral History in the 'World's Borough' Queens" project. This initiative invites young people in the diverse student body of LaGuardia Community College, part of the Research Foundation of the City University of New...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $227,420 under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program to the Linguistic Society of America to support the creation and distribution of 20 original podcast episodes and 3 mini-series episodes on the history of African American English through the Subtitle podcast. The podcast episodes will range between 20 to 25 minutes and will be distributed through Subtitle's online and social media platforms, with...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $190,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to the Wing Luke Memorial Foundation, doing business as the Wing Luke Asian Museum, to present two in-person "In Our Own Voices: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the Pacific Northwest" workshops for K-12 educators in July 2025. The workshops will build on the success of similar events held by the...
- This federal Project Grant award of $300,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) will fund the development of "The Bridge - Mapping Jazz and Hip-Hop in Queens", an interactive website that explores the interconnected histories and evolutions of jazz and hip-hop music, and the distinct role the borough of Queens played in the development of these genres. The project, with a completion date of July 31, 2026,...
- This federal Project Grant award of $172,260 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) will support a two-week hybrid institute for 25 K-5 teachers to visit Angel Island and develop content knowledge and critical perspectives on Asian American immigration. The "Bridging Histories: Angel Island and Asian American Immigration" institute will allow teachers to engage in lectures, workshops, and site...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to Stone Soup Productions Inc., a woman-owned non-profit media production company. The grant will support the production of the second and third seasons of "The People's Recorder," a national podcast series inspired by the 1930s Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. The podcast aims to explore the legacy,...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to the University of Southern California (USC) for the Chinatown History Project. The project aims to create an augmented reality experience that allows users to virtually explore the historic Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, which was demolished in the 1930s to make way for Union Station. Based on a collection of historic photographs, the...
- This federal Project Grant award of $350,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) supports the production of "Sounds of the Uyghurs", a 3D podcast series exploring the ongoing cultural erasure of the Uyghur people in China's Xinjiang province. The project consists of seven 40-minute podcast episodes, the creation of a digital archive of Uyghur cultural content, and an audio installation for a museum setting....
- The Queens Memory Project at Queens Public Library received a $248,839 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program. The grant will enable the development of a comprehensive resource guide with case studies to empower public libraries in preserving local history and enhancing their community archiving capabilities. Key activities include leveraging existing community-driven archiving tools,...
The Queens Borough Public Library was awarded a $228,546 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program. The grant will support the creation of a 10-episode Queens Memory podcast season exploring the history of Asians in America. The podcasts will utilize existing oral histories from the library's archives, and will be edited by Asian American activists, scholars, and community members. Fifty-three Asian American media professionals will aid in conceptualizing, sourcing, fact-checking and producing each podcast episode. Multilingual producers will make the podcasts accessible in eight Asian languages. Community members will contribute new content. A behind-the-scenes livestream will air with each episode's panelists and language resources. The grant aims to publish and promote local Asian American histories through an accessible audio medium, benefiting Asian American communities in Queens and beyond. No subawards are planned under this grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 8/23/22 | ||
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| Not listed | $228.5k | 11/30/21 |