Refugees in Puget Sound

Washington is the 13th most populated state, but is the 8th highest receiver of refugees in the country. Refugees come to Washington from all over the world, but the largest groups come from Burma, Iraq, Bhutan and Somalia. In this four–part radio series, Jessica Partnow explores the refugee experience in Puget Sound.

The series opens in Little Mogadishu, a Tukwila neighborhood that is changing fast. Next, we find ourselves at Sea–Tac airport, a major employer of refugees and new immigrants. In "Life After War" we follow two Iraqi refugees as they both struggle to recover from PTSD. Our final segment follows Liz Peter, a 19–year–old refugee from South Sudan as she works to put herself — and her seven younger brothers and sisters — through college.