ASEAN Matters for America / America Matters for ASEAN

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The 6th edition of ASEAN Matters for America/America Matters for ASEAN maps the connections between the United States and the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the national, state, and local levels.

Topics include: Trade and investment, diplomacy and security, job creation, business, the digital economy, travel and tourism, student exchanges, and people-to-people connections.

APEC Matters for America / America Matters for APEC

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The 1st edition of APEC Matters for America/America Matters for APEC maps the connections between the United States and APEC at the national, state, and local levels.

Topics include: Trade and investment, job creation, economic resilience, the digital economy, green growth, travel and tourism, student exchanges, and American's from an APEC region living in the US.

Korea Matters for America / America Matters for Korea

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The 4th edition of Korea Matters for America/America Matters for Korea maps the connections between the United States and Korea at the national, state, and local levels.

Topics include: diplomatic and defense ties, trade and investment, job creation, semiconductors, travel and tourism, student exchanges, Korean Americans in the US, and sister relationships.

Japan Matters for America / America Matters for Japan

The 4th edition of Japan Matters for America/America Matters for Japan maps the connections between the United States and Japan at the national, state, and local levels.

Topics include: diplomatic and defense ties, trade and investment, job creation, semiconductors, travel and tourism, student exchanges, Japanese Americans in the US, and sister relationships.

Taiwan Matters for America / America Matters for Taiwan

The inaugural edition of Taiwan Matters for America/America Matters for Taiwan maps the connections between the United States and Taiwan at the national, state, and local levels.

Topics include: diplomatic and defense ties, trade and investment, job creation, semiconductors, travel and tourism, student exchanges, Taiwanese Americans in the US, and sister relationships.

Asia Matters for America Poll Analysis

Special Series: Asia Matters for America Public & Elite Opinion Poll Analysis

NEW PUBLICATION SERIES

Asia Matters for America Poll Analysis is a series of short articles exploring the results of the recent survey by the East-West Center and conducted by the NORC at the University of Chicago on American perspectives on US-Asia relations. Authors examine a segment of the results from the report regarding trade, tourism, international students, immigration, human rights, national security, and sister city relationships to attempt to understand how Americans believe Asia matters to their state.

Travelers enter Pohnpei International Airport [Image: Mike LaMonaca / Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)]

What’s at Stake for COFA Migrants in the United States as COFA Negotiations Continue

BY ALEC WEIKER | MARCH 3, 2023

There are approximately 94,000 people from the Freely Associated States in the Pacific living in the US, yet many have difficulties accessing federal benefits and programs. Read this article to find out what the ongoing Compact of Free Association negotiations could mean for them.

Introduction

Welcome to Asia Matters for America/America Matters for Asia

Asia Matters maps the trade, investment, employment, business, diplomacy, security, education, tourism, and people-to-people connections between the United States and the Indo-Pacific at the national, state, and local levels.

Publications

View and download our flagship publications that provide an in-depth view at the United States multifaceted relationships with its counterparts in the Indo-Pacific.

Data Visualizations

See the data which characterizes the United States’ relationship with the Indo-Pacific, including job creation, population, trade, investment, educational exchange, and more.

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