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

Item # 155068.

By Kelly Goto. Illustrated by Sam Goto.

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 cartoons, he captured  elements of culture, nostalgia, and history, while infusing his  characters -- Shigeru Tomo and his alter ego 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.

Hardbound: 264 pp.

Publisher Release Date October 22, 2024.

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