New Country, New Traditions – Immigrants & Thanksgiving
We are just one week away from Thanksgiving. Across the country, those who cook are thinking about the best way to prep their birds and sides. Those who don’t are buying wine or other hostess gifts.
The NYT has a fresh perspective on the holiday: refugees resettled in the United States who are experiencing Thanksgiving for the first time. It’s fascinating to hear how perplexing the holiday has been for one refugee from Syria, where feasts are generally for religious events and not national celebrations.
I also learned that refugees are first welcomed to the United States by their sponsors with a “culturally appropriate hot meal.” Fascinating!
The article reminded me of a children’s book I reviewed a while back – The Thanksgiving Door by Debby Atwell. Another tale of Thanksgiving, food, and migration.
-KitJ