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Year of Labbit soundbyte on KFWB: July 23, 2011 You have to listen to the piece on the Warhol ...
Year of the Rabbit Upper Level Members Reception: July 23, 2011 Look at these awesome pictures! Photos by Richard Watanabe and ...
Better than the Average Bear…or Should I say Rabbit?: July 15, 2011 I have been told that while perusing through a gallery ...
Could you hand me the paintbrush, please?: July 13, 2011 So it’s been a while since my last post ...
Labbit Custom Show UPDATE: July 8, 2011 Here’s an update on our Year of the Labbit ...
Someone’s been working too hard…: July 8, 2011 Tomorrow is opening day for Year of the Rabbit. Tempers ...
Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo opens July 9th: June 17, 2011   SAVE THE DATE: On Saturday JULY 9, 2011, Year of ...

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July 2, 2011
CARTOONIST STAN SAKAI TO APPEAR AT MUSEUM'S TARGET FREE FAMILY SATURDAY JULY 9: Creator of Usagi Yojimbo to Give Demonstration at Target Event, 'Once Upon A Time'

Stan Sakai, famed creator of the iconic comic book samurai rabbit, Usagi Yojimbo, will highlight the Japanese American National Museum’s Target Free Family Saturday, "Once Upon A Time", on Saturday, July 9, with a personal appearance to mark the opening of the Museum’s latest exhibition, Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo.

For over 25 years, Sakai has researched, ...
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June 24, 2011
'YEAR OF THE RABBIT: STAN SAKAI'S USAGI YOJIMBO' EXHIBITION TO OPEN JULY 9

The Japanese American National Museum will premiere its latest exhibition, Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo, on Saturday, July 9, featuring original art of the iconic comic book character and a new documentary on cartoonist Stan Sakai. Premiere Sponsor for the exhibition is Daruma. The show runs through October 30, 2011.

Sakai’s samurai rabbit has become internationally famous ...
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The Bunny Pages The Daily, August 3, 2011: Meet Miyamoto Usagi--rabbit, samurai, comic hero--and his creator.
San Diego Comic Con Interview with Stan Sakai YouTube, August 2, 2011: Stan Sakai, creator of Usagi Yojimbo, is interviewed at the 2011 Comic Con in San Diego.
'Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo" Part of Little Tokyo Design Week Little Tokyo Design Week, April 27, 2011: The Big 3 Cultural Institutions located in Little Tokyo (JANM, MOCA, and JACCC) will feature open houses and ancillary programming around their respective exhibits on view at that time. A short description each exhibition is presented below.