The mission of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) shall be to promote understanding, education, enlightenment, appreciation, and enrichment through the identification, gathering, preservation, and
dissemination of the history and culture of Filipino Americans in the United States.

FANHS Santa Clara Valley is the 8th chapter and was initiated on November 21, 1987, organized September 20, 1990 and chartered August 21, 1991. FANHS Santa Clara Valley was placed on inactive status on March 29, 2002 and reactivated on June 9, 2006 by administrator Ron P. Muriera.