Asia Matters for America

Brunei Darussalam and the United States have maintained a strong diplomatic relationship since 1850. Today, their bilateral cooperation spans key areas such as defense, education, trade, and energy. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4c7BUgn

EWCW is excited to share a fantastic article by Young Professional Tommis Meyer celebrating the 70th anniversary of the St. Paul-Nagasaki sister city relationship and highlighting Seigo Masubuchi's efforts to introduce Shochu, a popular Japanese liquor, to the Land of 10,000 Lakes. You can try this beloved drink and meet Mr. Masubuchi at your next St. Paul Saints home game! https://bit.ly/4hJC1jy A big thank you to theJapan Exchange and Teaching Program Alumni Association of Minnesota (https://bit.ly/4hQXUgX) for connecting the East-West Center Washington with Mr. Masubuchi after our recent roadshow event, Creating Connections: The Role of Community in Minnesota-Japan Relations, in Minneapolis. It's exciting to see the Minnesota-Japan partnership continue to grow! Watch this full event here: https://bit.ly/4hMUcoC These publications and events are brought to you as part of our Japan Matters for America program, which maps the dynamic and growing trade, investment, educational, and people-to-people connections between the United States and Japan at national, state, and local levels. As part of the Asia Matters for America initiative, this valuable resource—including one-page summaries for states and congressional districts and the Asia Matters for America website—helps illustrate the depth of the US-Japan relationship: https://bit.ly/4cG2M5W

From Bollywood to the Bayou, Louisiana is becoming the place where Indian tourism and investment thrive! ?????? From rising visitor numbers to new business ventures, the Bayou State is emerging as a stronghold for growth in the southern United States. ? Learn how Louisiana is tapping into this booming market: https://bit.ly/4kZLQge

#Holi brings a burst of color to Washington, DC! ? While California, Texas, and New York have the highest populations of Indian Americans, cities all of the United States are celebrating the Festival of Colors:

In the year of 2018 alone, exports from Pennsylvania to Asia supported over 100 thousand jobs in the Keystone State. How does the Indo-Pacific impact YOUR state and district? Find local data on our Asia Matters for America one-pagers: https://bit.ly/49mMhub

"The India-South Korea-US trilateral partnership holds great potential for military cooperation, green energy, maritime security, and strategic cooperation on vital technologies." Read EWCW Young Professional Alumni SeungHwan Kim and Shubhankar Agarwals recent analysis "The India-South Korea-US Triad’s Emerging Roles in the Indo-Pacific" for The Diplomat: https://bit.ly/3FRpQDR

Did you know that Asia Matters is on Instagram??? Be sure to follow @americamattersforasia for more stories and coverage on the local connections that bridge the United States and the Indo-Pacific: https://bit.ly/3wWniAw

On February 13, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveled Washington to hold a White House meeting with US President Trump, their first during the latter’s second presidential term. To learn more about this meeting and why it matters: https://bit.ly/3XLrEV6

??Big things come in small packages! ELSPES (a South Korean manufacturing firm) is officially calling NeoCity home, with a $470 million investment in sensor and semiconductor microtechnology! Welcome to the future of Florida’s tech industry?? ?? Read more about how this partnership will transform industries and create hundreds of new jobs here: https://bit.ly/4in9Pny

What connects Montana’s ‘Big Sky Country’ with Kumamoto’s ‘Fire Country’? A sister state relationship that has flourished since 1982, strengthening local economies and forging lifelong connections between their people. Learn more at: https://bit.ly/3FddmXa