But when the mainland fell to Communism in 1949, Chinese citizens living in the U.S., including 4,000 graduate students and 1,000 technical personnel, were granted U.S. residency, providing fresh reinforcements to the ranks of the community.
直到大陸淪陷，當時在美國的中國人，包括四千名研究生及一千位技術人員獲准居留，成為華裔美人的生力軍。