發發論壇乃一政經專欄，
專門討論華商在美國的機遇與挑戰。

1850             2 Chinese men were listed in the first U.S. census. They were house servants.
                    美國第一次人口調查列有兩位華人, 職業為僕人.

1859             A newspaper, The Los Angeles Star, reported the arrival of the first Chinese woman in
                     Los Angeles. 洛杉磯一報紙報導第一位華人女性抵達洛杉磯.

1860             There were 4 Chinese-owned laundries in Los Angeles.
                    洛杉磯有四家華人開的洗衣店.

1865             Thousands of Chinese from the Guangdong Province were recruited by Central Pacific
                     Railroad to work on the western portion of transcontinental railroad.
                    廣東數以千計的華人被美國中央太平洋鐵路公司雇用來開發跨州鐵路的西段.

1871             Chinese Massacre of Los Angeles. 19 Chinese were dead.
                    洛杉磯華人大屠殺. 19名華人死亡.

1882             The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by U.S. Congress. Its major provision included
                     suspension of further immigration of Chinese laborers. Laborers already in the U.S. could
                     not bring their wives and children. All Chinese residents were denied naturalization.
                    美國國會通過排華法案, 禁止華人勞工移民美國. 已經在美國的華人勞工不准申請其
                    家屬來美. 所有華人均不得入籍美國.

1890             Way Leung Kung Saw, the predecessor of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent
                     Association, was formed to protect the welfare of the Chinese in Los Angeles.
                    羅省中華公所之前身正式成立, 以保障華人之權益.

1898             Los Angeles’ first Chinese newspaper, Wah Mei Sun Po, was founded by Ng Poon Chew,
                     a Presbyterian minister. 洛杉磯一華人牧師開辦第一份中文報紙.

1904             Dr. Sun Yat-Sen visited Los Angeles to seek support for the revolution of China.
                    孫中山先生訪問洛杉磯鼓吹其革命並尋求奧援.

1914             Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) was established to protect and defend the
                     civil rights of Chinese Americans
                    以保障華人民權為宗旨之美籍華人公民聯盟正式成立.

1943             Madame Chiang Kai-Shek spoke to the assembled members of U.S. Congress. Congress
                     repealed Chinese Exclusion Act and established an annual quota of 105 Chinese
                 immigrants, which was based on 1/6 of 1% of the number of Chinese in the U.S. in 1920.
                    蔣宋美齡赴美國國會演講. 國會廢除排華法案, 並准許每年105名華人移民來美.

1959             Judge Delbert Wong became the first Chinese American to be appointed as a judge of
                     any court in the continental United States.
                    美國政府正式認命第一位華裔法官黃錦紹.

1962             The first Chinese American bank, Cathay Bank, was established in Southern California.
                    南加州第一家華資銀行(國泰銀行)正式成立開張營業.

1965             Congress passed Immigration and Naturalization Act. Many Chinese immigrants came.
                    美國國會通過"移民及入籍法例". 華人開始大量移民美國.

1974             March Fong Eu was elected California Secretary of State.
                    余江月桂當選加州州務卿.

1985             Shien Biau (S.B.) Woo was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware – the historic first
                     Asian American Lt. Governor in the Continental USA.
                    吳仙標當選為德拉威州副州長. 他也是美國本土48州的第一位亞裔副州長.

1987             Judge Ronald S. W. Lew became the first Chinese American Federal District Judge in the
                     continental United States.
                    劉成威出任全美第一位華裔聯邦法院法官.

1996             Gary Locke was elected governor of Washington - the first Asian American governor on
                     the Mainland. 駱家輝被選為華盛頓州州長. 他也是美國本土48州的第一位亞裔州長.

1999             David Wu became the first Chinese American Congressman (Oregon).
                    吳振偉當選為第一位華裔聯邦眾議員(代表奧瑞岡州).

2001             Elaine Chao became the first Chinese and Asian Woman in the U.S. President’s Cabinet.
                    趙小蘭成為歷史上第一位美國聯邦內閣華裔及女性亞裔部長.