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Sam Goto created the character Samurai Shigeru in the comic strip "Seattle Tomodachi," telling the stories of the first Japanese immigrants and their descendants in the Pacific Northwest. His comics blend Japanese culture and tradition with his own experiences of balancing the samurai values of loyalty, honor, and honesty while pursuing the American dream. Author Kelly Goto pays tribute to her father’s artistic legacy by weaving his illustrations of history, family, and culture into an accessible narrative. For Kelly, compiling this work has been a journey of reconnecting with her cultural heritage and identity, culminating in a true coming home.

Kelly Goto is a global lecturer, educator, and author of the industry classic "Web Redesign 2.0: Workflow That Works." She currently leads gotomedia, a global leader in research-driven strategy and solutions for digital products and connected experiences. Kelly aims to simplify content for the tech-addicted new generation, hoping that stories of culture, history, and wisdom will be better understood. After three decades away, she returned to Seattle in 2020 and now lives in her childhood home with her energetic 85-year-old mother, Dee, her two teenage daughters, and a playful Bernedoodle named Suki.