Foster High School senior Fartun Ali waits in a math classroom for the start of a National Honor Society meeting. Tukwila is a culturally diverse city, and the school reflects it. Ali is from Somalia.

Paul Porcaro and Karen Belling learn a new country dance step during

Brian Miller tows his son Corrigan, 4, over a footbridge that crosses the Duwamish River in Tukwila.

Welcome to a place that features 128 acres of parks and wetlands and more than 16 miles of foot trails.

Rose Motola gives card advice to a friend during a "Casino Day" at the Tukwila Community Center.

April teNijenhuis works at a Southcenter kiosk called Styles Extended. She's wearing a hair extensions like those she sells.

Minnie Anderson, 2, pulls her wagon and checks out passers-by during a Southcenter shopping trip with her mom, Colleen Addison.

Mary Fertakis walks with her dogs through her large yard in Tukwila. The setting, with the nearby Duwamish River, provides a very rural feeling.

Showalter Middle School students Adam Mills, 15, and Dana Echols, 12, study near a backdrop of assorted flags. At least 30 nationalities are represented in Showalter's student body.

From moles to Canada geese, greenskeeper Chuck Morris stands ready to defend his turf at Foster Golf Course from intruders.

Marcquetta Coles, 8, and her sister Aisha, 6, skip across a hopscotch square painted on the carpet at Tukwila's Foster Library.

Gladys Dalzell yells "Bingo!" during a "Casino Day" game at the popular Tukwila Community Center.

Mary Fertakis walks her dogs along the Duwamish River.