Introduction

Seattle is defined by water. There's no use denying the city's damp weather, or the fact that its skies are cloudy for much of the year. Seattleites don't tan, goes the joke, they rust. But Seattle is also defined by the rivers, lakes, and canals that bisect its steep green hills, creating a series of distinctive areas along the water's edge. Funky fishing boats, floating homes, swank yacht clubs and waterfront restaurants exist side by side.
A city is defined by its people as well as by its geography, and the people of Seattle - a half million within the city proper, another 3 million in the surrounding Puget Sound region - are a diversified bunch. Seattle has long had a vibrant Asian and Asian-American population, and well-established communities of Scandinavians, African-Americans, Jews, Native Americans, and Latinos live here, too.

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