NEH grant to support immersive exploration of L.A.'s historic Chinatown

(February 6, 2025)

USC Dornsife News

A $300,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant will advance the Chinatown History Project collaboration led by Bill Deverell, divisional dean for social sciences at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and co-director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West, and Scott Fisher, professor of media arts + practice at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and director of the USC Mobile & Environmental Media Lab.

The Chinatown History Project is an initiative that uses augmented reality to digitally reconstruct artifacts and spaces from Los Angeles’ historic Chinatown. The project blends history with immersive technology, offering users an interactive experience that brings the neighborhood’s cultural legacy to life.