Many of the newest New Yorkers celebrated Thanksgiving, or as some call it, San Giving, in Washington Heights.
Thursday marks the first Thanksgiving for thousands of new immigrants in New York City as many arrived just a few months ago from Latin and South America.The tradition for the Alianza Division of Catholic Charities is a Thanksgiving dinner for those in need in the Washington Heights community -- but this year they reached out to its newest families.
Thanksgiving may be an all new holiday for those celebrating it for the first time, like 8-year old Gretel from Ecuador, but the concept makes perfect sense..She says it's all about being with your family, sharing a meal together.She says Thanksgiving is about gratitude for all we have. "We have flan, we have tres leches, so we're keeping it Latino traditional," Silverio said. "We have a little bit of pernil next to the pavo ."
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