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Waso Shimdano sits with his family on the porch of their home in Bowling Green on Monday, Aug. 29. Most of the Congolese family made their way to the United States in July following their father who came last year. More than 10 percent of Bowling Green residents were born outside of the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Gabriel Scarlett/HERALD