Tak Toyoshima is the artist/creator of the comic strip Secret Asian Man. Starting as a 2-page monthly in a Boston-based arts magazine, Secret Asian Man became a weekly comic strip for the next six years. In the fall of 2006, Secret Asian Man was scouted by United Features Syndicate (Peanuts, Dilbert, and Boondocks) and developed to launch in July of 2007 to become the first Asian American comic strip since the days of Bruce Lee and Charlie Chan.

Toyoshima is also currently the art director for the award winning alternative newsweekly Boston's Weekly Dig and as well as for the nationally distributed Beer Advocate Magazine.

Toyoshima was born and raised in NYC’s Tribeca on the borders of SoHo, Chinatown, and Little Italy. This breeding ground for creativity and multi-cultural experiences provided a solid foundation for him to become the confused artist he is today.

Topics

• What it Takes to Get an Asian American Comic Strip in the Dailies

• Asian Americans in the Mainstream

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