Menghong Phly and his family fled political persecution in Cambodia.
This Thanksgiving, in many homes across Rhode Island, families busied themselves preparing a traditional turkey meal. Some turned to recipes kept in the family for generations, while others did a last-minute online search and picked the first one to show up.
Menghong Phly did neither. In fact, Phly and his wife, Rachana Bun, had never heard of Thanksgiving before arriving in Rhode Island from Cambodia two months ago with their two children. But they are celebrating the holiday in their own way.
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