"Chinese like to create cliques, and often miss the forest for the trees. But there are many difficulties in getting into the mainstream, so I always say that everything depends on talent and hard work. If other people work an eight-hour day, then you have to work more than ten," says Anna Chennault. Today she still helps people of Chinese ancestry to get into mainstream political circles.
「華人喜歡搞小圈圈，往往見樹不見林，但要進入主流又困難重重，所以我說一切得看本事與努力，如果別人每天工作八小時，你就要有工作十幾個鐘頭的能耐，」陳香梅說，今天她仍極力幫忙有心的華裔人士進入主流政治圈，只要表現傑出，她都樂於推薦。