Sam was interviewed for this special edition a day before he went into the hospital. The paper came out the day of his memorial.

SEATTLE TOMODACHI COMIC STRIP

Sam Goto drew his Seattle Tomodachi strip for five years. He passed away on New Year’s Eve 2017, but he left the North American Post with enough new comic strips to last well into 2018. For five years, Sam told true tales about Nisei life in the Pacific Northwest. His strips were funny, whimsical, silly and sometimes a little serious or sad. But collectively, they tell a story of what it was like to be a new immigrant to the US, what the Japanese community did to maintain its culture and values, and how, little by little, people would assimilate into the mainstream culture.

Here is a link to the Digital Edition of this special edition.

This book is a compendium and collection of Sam’s cartoons. We are aiming for publication in the Spring of 2020. Please support our efforts!