Support Hidden Histories

Our work has just begun!

We invite businesses, community organizations, and individuals to join our efforts to preserve the Hidden Histories of San Jose Japantown. With your support we hope to produce additional public webinars and workshops about Heinlenville, Pinoytown, and Japantown history, launch walking tours of the Hidden Histories AR exhibit, and initiate future AR commissions.

Introducing: The “Sponsor Garden”

If you donate $100 or more, you will be recognized as a Hidden Histories Sponsor. Donors who contribute $250 or more will have their names placed on a digital coin in our Hidden Histories Sponsor Garden. This augmented reality display will be viewable at the Japanese American Museum of San Jose through the ARVos mobile app when the 2021 Hidden Histories exhibit opens. Benefits of each sponsorship level are listed below.

We welcome other creative ideas! If you have any questions or suggestions for sponsor recognition, please contact hiddenhistories@jamsj.org.

Coin prototypes & concept rendering by Corinne Okada Takara
Sponsor Benefits

Friend of Hidden Histories

$1-$99

  • Name on the Hidden Histories website

Bronze Sponsor

$100-$499

  • Bronze AR coin with engraved name in Sponsor Garden
  • Name on the Hidden Histories website

Silver Sponsor

$500-999

  • Invitation for 2 to Opening Reception
  • Silver AR coin with engraved name in Sponsor Garden
  • Name on the Hidden Histories website

Gold Sponsor

$1000-$2499

  • 2 tickets for a walking tour of the AR exhibit after opening
  • Invitation for 4 to Opening Reception
  • Gold AR coin with engraved name in Sponsor Garden
  • Small Logo on the Hidden Histories website

Platinum Sponsor

$2500+

  • Personalized walking tour of exhibit for up to 10 people with one of the Hidden Histories advisors or staff members
  • Invitation for 4 to Opening Reception
  • Large Platinum AR coin with engraved name in Sponsor Garden
  • Large logo on the Hidden Histories website