Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiaries of Cathay General Bancorp	State of Incorporation
Cathay Bank	California
Cathay Capital Trust I	Delaware
Cathay Capital Trust II	Delaware
Cathay Capital Trust III	Delaware
Cathay Capital Trust IV	Delaware
Cathay Statutory Trust I	Connecticut
GBC Venture Capital, Inc.	California
Asia Realty Corp.	New York
Subsidiaries of Cathay Bank
Cathay Holdings LLC	Texas
Cathay New Asia Community	Illinois
Development Corporation