Very interesting article on Forbes.com as the new globalization is not Americanization,

Very interesting article on Forbes.com as the new globalization is not Americanization, which is global American, but is something that could be called “Global-as-Asian.”

In the wake of the crisis, this Global-as-Asian wave of globalization is coming, and it may strike sooner than most Americans can prepare for it. Asian presences in America are growing. The numbers of Asians studying in American universities are growing. The Internet offers a wealth of resources of information (and misinformation) for Americans who wish to know more about Asia. Popular culture from Asia is also more of a presence in America through Japanese anime, sushi, and Thai restaurants.

But while the Asian presence in the United States has grown beyond the confines of Chinatown, it is still not part of Main Street culture. Asia is still a specialty store. Global-as-Asian is just beginning and needs more engines to drive it forward.

The United States must embrace its own heritage of being open and engaged to the world. But this heritage of openness has to contend with Global-as-Asian as a deeper, rebalanced form of globalization that responds to the growing role of Asia.