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
Subsidiaries of Cathay Bank
Cathay Community Development Corporation	California
GBC Real Estate Investments, Inc.	California
Cathay Holdings LLC	Texas
Cathay Holdings 2, LLC	Texas
Cathay Holding 3, LLC	Texas
Subsidiary of Cathay Community Development Corporation
Cathay New Asia Community Development Corporation	Illinois