Full Description
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.
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
