Seattle Samurai

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.

The comic strips of Sam Goto bring to life pivotal moments in the history of the Seattle Japanese American community, from immigration through mass removal and incarceration to the rebuilding of social connections upon their return – memories and feelings that would otherwise be lost to time. Kelly Goto blends her meticulous text with photos and memorabilia that contextualize her father’s work into a cohesive narrative. Her beautiful book design is given a hand-crafted treatment by Chin Music Press to create a gorgeous collection that is a feast for the eyes, one that any family will treasure. Highly recommended.—Frank Abe, lead author, We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration

• 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