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Asians in America: Asian Population Fastest Growing in the US, Increases in Nearly Every State

by Grace Ruch on Apr 10,2012

Also featured in: Asia, Asean, Japan, South Korea, Australia, China, India, Taiwan

According to a new data recently released by the US Census Bureau, Asians and Asian Americans grew faster than any other race group in America in the last decade. The 2010 Census reported last year that 17.3 million people who identified themselves as Asian or Asian...

A Centennial Sakura Celebration: 100 years of DC Cherry Blossoms

by Grace Ruch on Mar 27,2012

Exactly 100 years ago on March 27, 1912 in a small private ceremony, First Lady Helen Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, planted two Japanese Cherry Blossom, or Sakura, trees, in a secluded corner of Washington, DC. Despite its lack of...

Tomodachi and Kizuna: The US-Japan Relationship One Year After the Great East Japan Earthquake

by Grace Ruch on Mar 16,2012

On Sunday, March 11th at 2:46pm, a moment of silence was observed across Japan in remembrance of the moment a year ago when an incredible 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck the nation’s Northeast coast and rocked buildings hundreds of miles away, caused a tsunami that...

Japan and US Consider Ways to Encourage Students to “Go Away:” Study Abroad Numbers Show Decline in Japanese Students, Too Few Americans

by Grace Ruch on Mar 12,2012

America is the most popular destination for Japanese students abroad, yet while over 21,000 Japanese students studied in the US in 2011, this marks a 14% decrease from the year before and a 37% fall from five years ago. Meanwhile, the number of American students...

International Relations 101: US Colleges Admit Surge of Asian Students; US Study Abroad to Asia Pacific Also Rises

by Grace Ruch on Feb 3,2012

Also featured in: Asia, Asean, Japan, South Korea, Australia, China, India, Taiwan

Chinese New Year, Spring Festival, and Tet celebrations have become increasingly common as the population of international students from Asia in America has exploded in recent years. According to the 2011 Open Doors report by the Institute of International Education...

Dawn of the “Tomodachi Generation?” Polls Show Historic Support for US-Japan Relationship

by Grace Ruch on Dec 22,2011

Overall, 2011 has been a remarkably positive year for the US-Japan relationship. Beyond progress at the official level on issues like trade and security, Japan’s unprecedented March 11 disasters led to a strengthened US-Japan alliance due to the joint military and...

Korean Tourists Injected $3.4 Billion into US Economy in 2010

by Damien Tomkins on Dec 21,2011

Over 1.1 million South Korean tourists and travelers—a record number—came to the United States in 2010, injecting more than $3.4 billion into the US economy, an increase in revenue of 30 per cent over the previous year.

70 Years after Pearl Harbor: Remembrance, Reflection, and Reconciliation

by Grace Ruch on Dec 14,2011

The darkest day in United States-Japan relations came out of a clear blue sky. At 7:55am, December 7, 1941, Imperial Japan’s naval and air forces launched a surprise attack on the US Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i. Last Wednesday marked the 70th anniversary...

The JET Program: Americans Lead in Participation for 25 Years

by Grace Ruch on Dec 1,2011

Entering its 25th year, the JET Program aims to improve international interaction and cultural understanding within Japanese communities, as well as advance foreign language education in Japanese schools and municipal governments. The majority of JET participants have...

New Report: Southeast Asia’s Place in Asia: Perceptions, Realities, and Aspirations

by Aaron Siirila on Nov 30,2011

As part of the East-West Center’s ongoing collaboration with the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in Singapore, please see a new workshop report entitled Southeast Asia’s Place in Asia: Perceptions, Realities and Aspirations. This brief report reflects...

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