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King County is home to one of the largest populations of Somalis in the U.S.. This week, we delve into immigration trends and how families came here to Washington.

We stopped by one vital resource for East Africans in South Seattle.

Historians say a small group of Somali students and engineers came to Seattle in the 1970s and 80s, but it was in the 90s when a larger wave of Somali refugees fled their country's civil war, with many settling in Seattle's Rainier Valley, Tukwila and SeaTac.

-Somalis in particular, we're very resilient, and very, like, deeply community connected and that has allowed Somalis to not only survive but thrive in this, in this, country.

Community connectedness is really important because it's, you know, families checking up on each other, it's neighbors looking out for one another.

-The Somali Health Board was founded by dedicated public health professionals who came together after realizing work needed to be done to bridge the health care gap for Somalis, a vulnerable and hard to reach group.

And today, much of those needs remain.

Over the years, increased costs have forced many Somalis out of Seattle, pushing them to neighboring cities.

-We've seen elected leaders.

You know, we have the mayor of SeaTac, who is Somali.

A council member, who is Somali.

We see thriving business leaders, doctors and nurses and lawyers who are Somali.

-Last year, Osman says their organization had 25 community events and more than 2000 community members were able to access their direct services that include a maternal health program, mental health support and 68% of their programs directly serve youth.

Tomorrow, we'll wrap up our week of immigration coverage with some families' personal stories.

I'm Paris Jackson.

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