18世纪末开始,随着马来亚各州的开发,华人大规模地移入。到20世纪中叶,大多数华人在当地“落地生根”,成为马来西亚的第二大民族。然而,华人出洋得不到(本国)政府的保护,面对完全不同于祖籍地的自然环境和人文环境所带来的压力,华人组建各类社团互助。在这个过程中,社团领袖扮 Beginning in the late 18th century, with the development of various states in Malaya, the Chinese moved in on a large scale. By the middle of the 20th century, most Chinese people have “taken root” in their land and become the second largest ethnic group in Malaysia. However, the protection of the Chinese nationals from the government of their own country and the pressure exerted by the natural environment and humanistic environment completely different from that of their ancestral homelands have led to the establishment of various types of mutual assistance by the Chinese. In the process, community leaders play