NEH: "Voices of Silicon Valley"
De Anza has received its first-ever grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, providing $150,000 for an ambitious, three-year effort to create and expand oral history programs focused on historically marginalized communities.
Silicon Valley Documentation Project
A collection of formal oral histories and informal interviews, as well as student work that relates to the history of our valley.
Hidden Histories of Japantown
The California History Center is co-sponsor of an ambitious, augmented reality community art project in San José’s Japantown neighborhood. The project combines technology, art, history and culture to share stories about the Chinese, Japanese and Filipino communities that helped shape this historic district.
Witnessing History
Witnessing History is an ongoing multimedia project that shares important stories about the struggle for civil rights in America – and the first-hand experiences of California History Center members and supporters – through interviews, photographs, videos and articles.