Best Places to See Cultural Art
Take a tour through San Diego's rich and diverse landscape
New Americans Museum
San Diego weaves together many influences, beginning with indigenous people including the Kumeyaay/Diegueño, Luiseño and Cahuilla, continuing through the eras of Spanish and Mexican governments. Chinese and Japanese immigrants began arriving between 1860 and 1880, while the Filipino population boomed as a result of World War II. More recently, the region has become home to Iraqi and Somali communities. This mixture means that you can find delectable food, lively festivals and thoughtful museums. Here are five to get you started.
A poignant exhibit, "What We Carried," consists of large-scale photographs of Iraqi and Syrian refugees with the items they were able to take with them when they fled. It will be on view until September 2017. Exhibitions on view in 2018 examine the impact of internment camps on Japanese Americans and include the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit, “Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation.”
Where: 2825 Dewey Rd, San Diego, CA 92106