Yeah... I get that it's meaningful for Americans/Canadians to be surrounded by lots of other nationalities--but I've often wondered what OTHER nationalities think of being invited to such an American/Canadian holiday... Isn't it kind of like inviting them to celebrate being American/Canadian--when they're not? I mean... at least for American Thanksgiving, it's kind of all about celebrating American history, culture, the benefits of living in that country, the good things Americans have, etc.
And when I say I wonder about what other nationalities think, I mean nationalities other than Chinese... Most of my (younger) Chinese friends, colleagues, acquaintances seem to consider all holidays a chance to have a big meal and "celebrate", without any idea exactly of what they're celebrating--and so Western holidays adopted by the younger Chinese generation kind of lose all significance here. I've gone to I don't know how many "holiday celebrations" with Chinese friends, that were all pretty much the same. Eat a lot, drink a lot, talk a lot... I forget--what is it we're celebrating again?