Jorge Lee, whose father was for twenty years ROC consul-general to the Colon Free Zone, and who is particularly knowledgeable about the history of Chinese immigration to Panama, comments: "We often have enquiries for figures concerning the numbers of Chinese in Panama, their employment and their educational level.
「許多人常問我們，巴拿馬究竟有多少華人？他們的就職、就學分佈情況如何？這都很難回答」，由於父親李金奎曾任中華民國駐科隆名譽總領事達廿年，因此對華人移民巴拿馬的歷史有著特別研究的李智明表示。