An Immigrant’s First Thanksgiving, a Tradition Born

An Immigrant’s First Thanksgiving, a Tradition Born
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Ilene Eng
Ilene Eng
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Russian immigrants Lina Broydo and her husband, Sam, arrived in the United States in 1965. Sam Broydo got a job at Bell Labs, a research company looking for intelligent young engineers.

Sam’s colleague Dave and his wife, Peggy, decided to invite all the immigrants working at the company to experience an American Thanksgiving at their house.

Ilene Eng
Ilene Eng
Reporter
Ilene is a reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area covering Northern California news.
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