Hundreds of refugees celebrated Thanksgiving last weekend outside Washington, D.C., at the Ethiopian Community Development Council, a refugee resettlement agency. More than 500 refugees attended two back-to-back celebrations. About 150 volunteers helped serve not only the traditional American Thanksgiving meal, but also Central American yucca fries next to mashed potatoes and gravy, turkey amid lentils and traditional dishes from Afghanistan, Africa and Ukraine. "It's our own Thanksgiving," said Alexandra Hernandez-Pardo, the agency's resource development manager. "It's what an international community Thanksgiving looks like." Read the column at usatoday.com. 📷: Courtesy of Lloyd Wolf