Concentrated in the United States and Canada, the overseas Chinese from Taishan engaged mostly in small business, and their financial power and social status could not compare to overseas Chinese big businessmen in Southeast Asia from Fujian, Chaozhou and Shantou. Nevertheless, bit by bit their contributions became a matter of significance for the country.
雖然以美、加為主要移居地的台山僑胞，多半從事唐人街裡的小買賣，在財力及社會地位方面，比不上東南亞的福建、潮汕籍大僑商，但是點滴奉獻，也為國家出力甚多。