Immigrants celebrate July Fourth by combining native, American traditions

I love these stories, they explain how our present traditions started. They all came from the immigrants of the time.    - - Donna Poisl

BY LIDIA DINKOVA, SPECIAL TO THE MIAMI HERALD

Nothing says July Fourth in South Florida like a Nicaraguan family gathering over carne asada and gallo pinto, a Pakistani family munching on chicken biryani while watching fireworks, and Chinese Americans enjoying a traditional sweet soup dessert at a park.

“We have people from all over the world living in Miami,” said Carlos Borges, who emigrated from Brazil more than 20 years ago. “People come and bring their food, their colors, their culture.”
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