We had lunch. Lui was right. A third of the investors, entrepreneurs, and high-tech professionals at the AAMA confab were from Asia. And he met people who pointed him to Asian partners and investors. That was not true 10 years ago.
New ones spring up yearly.
Their memberships generally follow professional or national lines. Some welcome anyone from the Chinese community in a given high-tech niche. Others cater to techies from one country. A lot of them felt isolated when they came here, and they want to make it easier for others. Inxight Software Inc. Three of the 16 startups that gave formal presentations at the June AAMA conference were from Singapore and China.