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

by Kelly Goto , Sam Goto
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781634050975
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Chin Music
  • Publisher Imprint: Chin Music
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  • Pages: 264
  • Original Price: USD 19.95
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 817 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Nonfiction / Biography & Memoir

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.

Goto, Kelly: - Kelly Goto grew up as a fourth-generation Japanese American in the Pacific Northwest -- launching her first entrepreneurial venture in elementary school with a calligraphy and graphic design business, and never looking back. As a young girl, she played Chieko in the stage production of The Gold Watch, where she first learned about the racism and anti-Japanese sentiment that followed Pearl Harbor.


A global speaker, educator, and advocate for accessible and inclusive design, she has spent more than 25 years leading gotomedia, a research and strategy consultancy helping the world's largest organizations design digital experiences that work for all people, regardless of age or ability. Her book Web Redesign 2.0: Workflow That Works became an industry classic, translated into more than 16 languages and helped shape the field now known as user experience (UX).


Kelly has been featured in the New York Times, Inc., HOW Magazine, and Communication Arts, and speaks internationally on human-centered design, inclusive technology, and the future of AI and accessibility. She returned to Seattle in 2020 after three decades away and now lives on Mercer Island -- in her childhood home -- with her two teenage daughters, her mother Dee, and a playful Bernedoodle named Suki. Seattle Samurai is her most personal work yet: a continuation of her parents' lifelong dedication to preserving Japanese American history, heritage, and values for the next generation.

Goto, Sam: - 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.

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