2020 Virtual Gala and Auction
Honoring Americas Cultural Heritage
Every year New Americans Museum [NAM] takes your senses to new heights, Honoring Americas Cultural Heritage: Our Immigrant Journeys !
The 2020 Resilience Gathering
CELEBRITIES, MAYORS & COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT IMMIGRATION MUSEUM’S VIRTUAL GALA
New Americans Museum Resilience Gathering pays tribute to immigrant champions with Messages from singers Paula Abdul, Paulina Rubio, Carson Kressley, Mayor Todd Gloria, and honorees: Frank Carrillo, SIMNSA Healthcare Founder & former Mayor Kevin Faulconer
San Diego, CA, December 21, 2020 - The Heartwarming annual Museum Gala goes virtual this year in response to the covid 19 restrictions. New Americans Museum/NAM will present its virtual Resilience Gathering for the Community, featuring awards and performances in a lively online format. This community event features messages from San Diego’s new Mayor Todd Gloria, and congratulatory messages to the Museum from celebrities like Grammy winner Paula Abdul, Emmy winning Queer eye for the Straight Guy’s, Carson Kressley, Latin singers Paulina Rubio, Frankie Negron, and others.
The Community Broadcast will feature an entertainment-show format to present the museum’s many immigrant testimonies, awards, and arts education programs including the current museum immigrant vets exhibit, NEAR/FAR; stories of local vets where County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher delivers a heartfelt and personal message about the heroism and sacrifice of immigrant servicemen and women that the exhibit captured on print and images by award-winning photojournalist David Maung. All at a time when the country has seen the peril of the pandemic with nonprofits suffering and closures of museums, the New Americans Museum remains standing and committed to bridging understanding and build tolerance among our diverse communities. During a turbulent time for our country when we have witnessed social unrest and attacks on our democratic institutions and values. “Our museum was founded to celebrate and honor the contributions of immigrants throughout our history to the success of our nation,” said Museum Founder and chair emeritus the indefatigable 98-year-old, Deborah Szekely, “we are more relevant than ever” she concluded.