In 1965, after new immigration laws were passed in the U.S., the quota for Chinese immigration to the U.S. increased to 20,000 people per year. Moreover, it became possible to bring family members to the U.S. under the rubric of "family reunification," causing the population of Chinese to grow rapidly.
一九六五年，美國新移民法通過後，華人來美名額增為一年二萬名，且可以「家庭團聚」的理由，將家人接到美國，這使華人人數大增。