storytelling can serve as a useful tool in cultural studies. As an after-school program with first-generation immigrant children at the Community Youth Center, it engages the children in digital storytelling activities as a way to encourage the children to express their understanding of American culture and the way in which their native heritage stays embedded within. This serves to help the children develop a sense of pride and respect for their ancestors' cultures while finding a way to integrate this with an American culture. This also provides an opportunity for them to think about their social identities and cultural curiosities while building self-esteem and self-confidence. Furthermore, it provides a way for educators to incorporate digital media art and technology in the classroom or community center. Such teaching methods can be adapted to other multicultural and cross-cultural topics. Considering Diaspora and Social Networks: ICT Design Possibilities , Ramesh Srinivasan The submitted paper explores the interaction between emergent information technologies, social networks and "community." This is investigated via the framework of cultural and diasporic studies. The potential of cultural ontologies to create locally relevant information and communications technologies (ICTs) is explored. A set of testable hypotheses that researchers can consider is presented to examine these impacts. This is presented via an ongoing effort, the case study of the South Asian Web, a diasporic social network system designed for a community of South Asian immigrants in the Los Angeles (California, USA) region. Transmedia Noir: Genre Continuity and Transformation Across Media , Louisa Stein