An added force that keeps younger members within the orbit of the larger community, is the Panama Young Professional Chinese Association, formed in 1967.
巴拿馬華僑以廣東及客家籍佔絕大多數，在僑界大老陳奉天的帶領下，凝聚力很強，彼此都很熟稔。一九六七年，僑社子弟更籌組了「巴拿馬華裔職業青年會」，凡是大學畢業的華裔專業人才都網羅其中，大大增強了華裔子弟對僑社的向心力。