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The purpose of this report is to provide a picture of the breadth, depth and value of the Bay Area’s connection to Greater China, and assess the contribution this relationship makes to the regional economy. [...] The assimila- tion of Hong Kong immigrants in the 1960s, an influx of Mandarin-speaking Taiwanese immi- grants in the 1970s with a different perspective from the Cantonese-speaking establishment, and the spread of new student and professional immigrants throughout the Bay Area in the 1980s and 1990s subsequently contributed to the decline of Chinatown centers and associations, and the emergence of. [...] The depth and breadth of market intelligence on China and the technological and financial resources that can be found here, make the Bay Area a location of choice for businesses seeking to participate in the China market. [...] Buildout of the California railroads and an end to the Gold Rush left large Chinese communities dispersed from the farms of San Luis Obispo and Stockton to the railroad towns of Sacramento and Marysville. [...] San Francisco ship- ping and lumber magnate Robert Dollar led the first business delegation to China in 1910 at the urging of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, “to create and increase the friendly feeling be- tween China and the United States, and to increase our commerce.” 18 A Rich History of Work and Reward The Immigration Profile Changes Beginning in the 1960s, several forces converged to weake.