Asia Matters For America

How closely is your state or Congressional district tied to Asia? Are those ties growing?

A great new site from the East-West Center goes a long way toward answering those questions. The site, called "Asia Matters for America," features interactive maps showing the US-Asian connections in a variety of areas including:

• U.S. exports to Asia
• U.S. employment from exports to Asia
• Asian foreign-born and ethnic Asian-alone population in the United States
• Asian foreign students in the United States

Asia accounts for 19% of all exports from Iowa and almost 44% of the exports from California. One percent of West Virginia's population is Asian, but 12% of California's population is.

Discover more here.