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Paris Mosaïque

Cheryl Zhang (2024)

Paris Mosaïque is a multimedia, interactive virtual experience that allows the user to explore the Asian diasporic communities of Paris through six different themes: History, Economy, Sociology, Identity, Community, and Racism/Discrimination. Under each theme, there are a variety of maps, photos, videos, audio clips, and links for the user to explore. Certain themes, such as History, Economy, Sociology, and Community are designed as virtual walking tour experiences, whereas Identity and Racism/Discrimination are designed more as podcast-like experiences where the user can hear from different people interviewed.

Through this website, users can learn about postcolonial Asian immigration in Paris and its implications for the communities today through the six lenses mentioned. The multimedia aspect as well as the combination of writing in history, sociology, and a variety of other disciplines offers users who may not be in Paris the opportunity to explore this neighborhood of Paris and, in the process, learn about the communities and the people who are connected to it.

This project was created as one piece of the demographic mosaic of Paris and is intended to serve as a model that can be used to explore other diasporic communities in the future.

This Project was made possible with support from the Frank-Ratchye Further Fund Grant #2024-008.

Credits:

Professor Christelle Taraud, who taught the class that inspired this project I also received support from the Dietrich Honors Thesis program as well as the Department of Languages, Cultures, & Applied Linguistics. Thesis advisors: Dr. Mame-Fatou Niang, Dr. Sébastien Dubreil, and Professor Christelle Taraud Web developer: Joshua Sager Illustrator: Rachel Sager Thank you to Dr. Carrie Hagan, Dr. Stephanie Murray, Professor Sarah Fox, Dr. Joseph Devine, Dr. Richelle Bernazzoli, Paige Zalman, Alexander Johnson, Professor Stephan Caspar, Daniel Tran, Bingtong Zou, Simeng Wang, Riley Green, Alice Aguila, Alex Michel, and all the participants of this project for your help and support.