Last week marked the start of the year of the dragon throughout much of East Asia, but thousands of young people celebrated the Lunar New Year half a world away on college campuses across the United States. Chinese New Year, Spring Festival, and Tet celebrations have become increasingly common as the population of international students [...]
It has been an eventful year for US-Asia relations. Here is a recap of the most popular posts from across the Asia Matters for America initiative, including the ASEAN, Japan, Korea, and Australia subsites. 1. Pakistan to replace Indonesia as country with largest Muslim population by 2030 The world’s Muslim population is projected to grow [...]
According to recently released figures from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Southeast Asian foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States is making a recovery from the effects of the Global Financial Crisis. While Southeast Asia’s FDI stock in the United States declined by 18 percent, or $4.9 billion, from $26.6 billion in [...]
The 2010 US Census data reveals an increasingly diverse demographic landscape in America, with Asians as the fastest growing racial-group in the past decade, we recently reported. People from the ten ASEAN nations contribute significantly to the Asian population in America according to the American Community Survey, a new nationwide survey by the US Census [...]
When US President Lyndon Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 removing decades-long restrictions on admission and citizenship for immigrants from Asia, Asian-Americans made up only 0.5% of the total population. Forty-five years later, the 2010 Census reveals a dramatically different American racial landscape. Today, 14.7 million identify as “Asian-alone,” comprising 4.8% of [...]
International student enrollment in the United States in the 2009-10 academic year increased by a modest 3% from the previous year according to the Open Doors report by the Institute of International Education. The number of students from China increased by an impressive 30% from the previous year, surpassing India as the top source of [...]
ASEAN’s manufacturing exports have grown in recent years, due to increased productivity, proximity to large Asian markets, and recently implemented free trade agreements, according to a US International Trade Commission report issued in August. But challenges remain for future growth, including a shortage of skilled labor, an inefficient system of standards and assessment, and inadequate [...]
U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed leaders of the ASEAN countries to the first U.S.-ASEAN Leaders Meeting to be held in the United States, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings in New York City, on Friday, September 24. In his opening remarks, Obama praised ASEAN’s leadership in Asia and reiterated the grouping’s [...]
The July 2010 newsletter of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore, prominently features the ASEAN Matters for America / America Matters for ASEAN project. The article provides a historical context to the data presented on the ASEAN Matters for America website, demonstrating the many political linkages that have been made between Southeast Asia [...]
We’ve posted a new interactive visualization of US Exports to ASEAN, broken down by state. The graphic allows users to view 2008 Exports data in one of three ways: Dollar value exports to ASEAN (US$) Growth in exports to ASEAN, 2002-2008 (%), showing states where trade with Southeast Asia is increasing (or decreasing) Exports to [...]
