Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist's Perspective of the Japanese American Experience
Between 2012 and 2018, Sam Goto drew over 250 multi-paneled Seattle Tomodachi (“friend of Seattle”) comic strips for The North American Post. These comics chronicled the lives and stories of early Japanese settlers and their American-born offspring. Through his work, he captured elements of culture, nostalgia, and history, while infusing his characters — Shigeru Tomo and his alterego Samurai Shigeru — with the samurai values of courage, respect, and continuous improvement and compassion. 

Design researcher Kelly Goto reflects on her father's legacy as she brings his work back to life in this collection so that others can be inspired and informed by his witty and wise look at the world.

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Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist's Perspective of the Japanese American Experience
Between 2012 and 2018, Sam Goto drew over 250 multi-paneled Seattle Tomodachi (“friend of Seattle”) comic strips for The North American Post. These comics chronicled the lives and stories of early Japanese settlers and their American-born offspring. Through his work, he captured elements of culture, nostalgia, and history, while infusing his characters — Shigeru Tomo and his alterego Samurai Shigeru — with the samurai values of courage, respect, and continuous improvement and compassion. 

Design researcher Kelly Goto reflects on her father's legacy as she brings his work back to life in this collection so that others can be inspired and informed by his witty and wise look at the world.

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Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist's Perspective of the Japanese American Experience

Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist's Perspective of the Japanese American Experience

by Kelly Goto
Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist's Perspective of the Japanese American Experience

Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist's Perspective of the Japanese American Experience

by Kelly Goto

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Between 2012 and 2018, Sam Goto drew over 250 multi-paneled Seattle Tomodachi (“friend of Seattle”) comic strips for The North American Post. These comics chronicled the lives and stories of early Japanese settlers and their American-born offspring. Through his work, he captured elements of culture, nostalgia, and history, while infusing his characters — Shigeru Tomo and his alterego Samurai Shigeru — with the samurai values of courage, respect, and continuous improvement and compassion. 

Design researcher Kelly Goto reflects on her father's legacy as she brings his work back to life in this collection so that others can be inspired and informed by his witty and wise look at the world.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781634050685
Publisher: Chin Music Press Inc.
Publication date: 10/22/2024
Pages: 264
Sales rank: 101,341
Product dimensions: 10.00(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Kelly Goto is a design researcher, educator and author of industry classic, "Web Redesign 2.0: Workflow That Works." Goto currently heads up gotomedia, a global leader in research-driven strategy and solutions for digital products and connected experiences. She lives in Mercer Island, WA, with her family. Sam Goto was the creator of the Seattle Tomodachi cartoon strip that describes the experiences of Japanese Americans in the 20th century. The strip ran for five years in The North American Post. He passed away in 2017.



Sam Goto was the creator of the Seattle Tomodachi cartoon strip that describes the experiences of Japanese Americans in the 20th century. The strip ran for five years in The North American Post. He passed away in 2017. 

Table of Contents

Bushido | The Samurai Way  — page 12  Foreword by Wendy Tokuda — page 16 Who This Book is For — page 18   Introduction | Daughter's Notes — page 20  Japanese in America Timeline — page 24  Prologue — page 26 Seattle Tomodachi | The First Seattle Samurai | Samurai Shigeru | Bushido: The Samurai Way  1| Courage (yu) — Page 42 Jumping Ship on Arrival | The Klondike Gold Rush (1897)  | Stories of Illegal Entry | Early Labor Workers  |  Kibei: To Japan and Back | Picture Brides | Surviving the Spanish Flu | Prohibition | Into the Roaring 20’s  | Family Life: Sam I Am | Leisure Life | Harvest Time   2 | Mastery (jisei) — page 88 Shigeru Goes to School | Japanese Language School  | Traditional Arts | Music & Martial Arts  3 | Honor (mieyo) — Page 116  Japanese Against Japanese | The Other Side of the Fence | Forced Relocation | Continued Discrimination | Entrepreneurism | Getting Ahead  4 | Loyalty (chugi) — Page 130 Army Days  | Nikkei Baseball | Love & Marriage 5 | Integrity (gi) — Page 148 Stories of Seattle  | | Nakanishi Dairy Farm | Occidental Cafe |  Uwajimaya | Pike Place Market | Nippon Kan Theater | Mikado Street  6 | Culture & Respect (rei) — Page 168 Family Food Traditions — New Year’s Foods | Family Food Traditions | Matsutake Hunting | Bringing in the New Year | Celebrations— Obon Odori | Kodomo No Hi - Children’s Day | Bunka No Hi -Cultural Day | Cherry Blossom Days  | Celebrating JA Holidays  | An American Christmas  | Giving Thanks |    Other Holidays |   Independence Day   7 | Honesty  (makoto) — Page 214 Japanese Meaning | Japanese Wisdom  | Good Luck | Political Commentary | Girl Power | Spiritualism & Ceremony | Ghost Stories   Epilogue — Compassion (jin) — Page 238 Leaving a Legacy | Last Works   Special Thanks & Tributes — Page 252 North American Post (NAP) | Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW) | Omoide | Acknowledgments     Glossary of Terms — page 266 Resources — page 268 Index — page 270
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