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Mainers ready for outdoor parties and backyard barbecues, with some precautions


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Georges Budagu Makoko, 47, father of two, is looking forward to cookouts and barbecues but has mixed feelings.
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Georges Budagu Makoko wants to be able to fire up the grill and get together with his friends and family at backyard cookouts or picnics this summer, but he’s not completely comfortable with the idea yet.
Though the Portland resident is vaccinated, he has two daughters, 8 and 12, who aren’t. And he knows that not all of the people that he might want to invite are vaccinated.
“Last year was horrible, we stayed home because we could save people’s lives by staying home. Personally, I’m really looking forward to any opportunity to get together with people again at cookouts or outside, but I have mixed feelings about it,” said Makoko, 47, who manages group homes for Serenity Residential Care in South Portland and is publisher of the Amjambo Africa newspaper. “Some friends I know have been vaccinat ....

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From Asylum Seeker to Citizen: Navigating Maine as an Immigrant


Georges Budagu Makoko. (Photo courtesy Georges Budagu Makoko)
In the second talk from a new series on the immigrant experience, the Camden Public Library welcomes Georges Budagu Makoko for an online presentation on Thursday, May 20, at 6 p.m. Makoko will talk about his journey from the Democratic Republic of Congo to the U.S., his experience seeking asylum in Maine, and his transition to citizenship.
He will share thoughts about the kinds of help that immigrants need, and read excerpts from his memoir 
Ladder to the Moon: Journey from the Congo to America. Makoko’s appearance is co-hosted by Connecting Across Cultures.  ....

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