Supporting SDCHM

Members provide vital support for all SDCHM activities and receive benefits befitting our honored family members.

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Your generosity supports SDCHM and our efforts in telling the story of the Chinese people in San Diego, the USA, throughout the Chinese Diaspora, and in China.  

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There are many functions required to operate the Museum - some dealing with the public and others behind the scenes. 

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 Financial Support is provided by the City of San Diego's Commission for Arts and Culture, through its Organizational Support Program. 

The SDCHM's school and community outreach programs are supported by a California Arts Council Arts & Cultural Organizations General Operating Relief grant. 

The MUFG Union Bank Foundation has provided an exhibition sponsorship for the upcoming exhibition, Jahja Ling’s Musical Journey: a retrospective.

The Phi Lambda USA Charitable Trust has provided support for a special lecture series under the title "China3."

We  are proud to serve as a community partner for local energy supplier, SDG&E.

We collaborate frequently with the SDSU Chinese Cultural Center, who are co-producers of the Chinese American Experience & Beyond online lecture series.

We are pleased  to collaborate with the Bonita Museum and Cultural Center to develop and mount our upcoming exhibition, Jahja Ling's Musical Journey: a retrospective.

As a sister organization, we are proud to recommend the work of the Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles

We frequently parter with our neighbor in downtown San Diego, the Gaslamp Museum (located just 2 blocks away from our sites, on 4th and Island).

We are happy to serve as a participating organization in the Old Town Trolley Tours.

We've collaborated on events with the Visions Art Museum, in Liberty Station, San Diego.