Hello Kitty, the cute, enigmatic character that adorns ... Yano of the University of Hawaii told AFP. In fact, "given the ...

Dr Christine Yano is a professor of anthropology at the University of Hawaii. She says Hello Kitty emerged amid the rise of a distinctly Japanese cultural phenomenon, what's called Kawaii or cute ...

Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty,” premiered at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. Yano, an ...