The Japanese American National Museum and Sanrio present Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty on October 11, 2014 - April 26, 2015
In the real world, Hello Kitty was born in London in 1974, (even though a japanese company named Sanrio made her)when a young Tokyo-based company called Sanrio company co., asked designer Ikuko Shimizu to invent a cartoon character who can rely on to the preteen girl in every girl.
Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty's Trek Across the Pacific by Christine Yano.In Pink Globalization, Christine R. Yano examines the creation and rise of Hello Kitty as a part of Japanese Cute-Cool culture. Yano argues that the international popularity of Hello Kitty is one aspect of what she calls pink globalization—the spread of goods and images labeled cute (kawaii) from Japan to other parts of the industrial world.
The Hello Kitty Con 2014 will celebrate Hello Kitty's 40th Anniversary at the first ever official Hello Kitty Convention in the world on October 30 - November 2, 2014 at MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) in Los Angeles, CA.