Tickets

Adult $16, Senior (62+) $9, Student (18+, with valid ID) $9, Youth (6-17) $9, Members FREE

Join author Kelly Goto for a conversation around her new book,  Seattle Samurai: a Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese American Experience . The book pulls together threads of Samurai principles and stories of honor, resilience, and everyday life that were translated from interviews and family stories onto pen and paper. Kelly Goto will be joined by her mother, Dee Goto , whose work with oral history and preservation of Issei stories served as a foundation of the book.

About the Book

From 2012–2018, Sam Goto drew over 250 multi-paneled Seattle Tomodachi (“Friend of Seattle”) comic strips for the  North American Post . His comics chronicled the stories of the Issei and Nisei, capturing elements of culture, nostalgia, and history, while infusing his characters—Shigeru Tomo and his alter ego Samurai Shigeru—with 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.

Seattle Samurai: a Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese American Experience   will be available at the JANM Store in October.

This event is part of  Museum Store Sunday , the annual event encouraging holiday shopping in museum stores nationwide.

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