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Oakland Chinatown’s Salvation Army Feeds 1500

28 November 2008 645 views No Comment

By Adelaide Chen    

On Thanksgiving Day, mostly elderly Chinese stood in line for a free meal hours before the doors opened at the Salvation Army in Oakland Chinatown.  The atmosphere was lively as a hundred volunteers brought plates of the traditional holiday food to crowds unfamiliar with turkey and mashed potatoes.

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