越柬寮潮属华人难民与美国潮州会馆的勃兴

Abstract:The history of Teo-chow immigrants in U.S was relatively short compared to Cantonese immigrants. There were few Geo-chow immigrants until late 1970s and early 1980s，when the cruel Anti-Chinese Movement in Vietnam，Cambodia，and Laos after Vietnam War forced hundreds of thousands of ethnic Chinese in the three countries to flee to the U.S. A and other countries for asylum. About one hundreds and fifty thousands or so of those resettle in U.S were Teo-Chownese. These Teo-Chow refugees work very hardly and gradually reconstructed their lives and organizations. They set up more than a dozen of Teo-chow associations during 1980s and 1990s in many cities，such as San Francisco，Los Angeles and so on. These associations brought the Teo-Chow fellow together，helped each other，improved well-beings of them，and pass down Chinese culture，especially the unique Teo-Chow culture. They actively integrated into the U.S mainstream society，but at the same time they keep link with other Teo-Chow associations all over the world，and make connections with China. The Teo-Chow associations have became an indispensable part of Chinese communities in the U.S.

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