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X-WR-CALNAME:Between Cultures: Children of Immigrants in America in Sa
	n Diego at New Americas Museum - Eventful
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SUMMARY:Between Cultures: Children of Immigrants in America
DESCRIPTION:  The New Americans Museum at Liberty Station ends its ina
	ugural year with an exhibition from the heart. In "Between Cultures: C
	hildren of Immigrants in America"\, Chicago photography Gina Grillo ca
	ptures family experiences as they arrive in Chicago as new Americans a
	nd chronicles their integration into urban life – in new neighborhoo
	ds\, with family\, at cultural celebrations\, citizenship ceremonies a
	nd many other everyday scenes.  “The New Americans Museum opened ear
	lier this year to celebrate America’s past and promise by providing 
	inspiring educational and cultural programs that honor our diverse imm
	igrant experiences\,” explained Executive Director Gayle Hom. “Gri
	llo’s extraordinary exhibition provides an opportunity to help all o
	f us understand and value our roots and ancestry. Newcomers\, as well 
	as many San Diegans\, will relate to the challenges and the possibilit
	ies that the children in these images face as they begin life in a com
	pletely new and foreign home.”  Grillo’s personal commitment to ex
	ploring immigrant life in the United States turned into a creative ody
	ssey. Since 1996 the photographer has documented the faces and capture
	d the souls of the young people whose lives straddle two cultures. “
	I grew up with a longing for my Italian heritage\, to know my grandpar
	ents who had come to America long before I was born. Their immigrant s
	tories were told to me the way one receives a prayer\, and part of my 
	history was made in their repeating.” Grillo began by shooting photo
	graphs outside the lines of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
	 (INS). Later\, she photographed citizenship swearing in ceremonies\, 
	explored immigrant neighborhoods and ultimately was invited by the INS
	 to photograph new immigrant families arriving at O’Hare. This oppor
	tunity led Grillo to develop relationships with individuals\, enrichin
	g not only her work\, but also her understanding of her own heritage. 
	The exhibition has been featured at the Ellis Island Immigration Museu
	m\, the Children’s Immigration Museum - Chicago and The Field Museum
	-Chicago.  \n Free\n  2825 Dewey Road\, San Diego  \n 619-255-8908\n
LOCATION:New Americas Museum @ NTC Promenade, San Diego, California 92
	106 United States
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