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| Born | April 11, 1971 New York, New York |
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Notable works | Secret Asian Man |
Tak Toyoshima (born April 11, 1971, in New York, New York) is an American art director with the Weekly Dig and the author of the comic strip Secret Asian Man .
According to an interview with AArisings, Toyoshima is a second-generation Japanese American born in New York City. He received a degree in advertising from Boston University, and currently resides in Boston.
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