2001年,赵小兰出任美国劳工部长,成为美国首位华裔内阁部长,她不但为美国华人参政树立了新的丰碑,也圆了好几代人的“美国梦”。她在劳工部长听证会上说:“我是美籍华人,当然希望能成为美中交往的桥梁,为两国的友谊和发展贡献力量。”在她8年的任期中,也真正做到了这一点。 In 2001, Zhao Xiaolan became the U.S. Secretary of Labor and became the first cabinet minister in the United States. She not only set a new monument to the participation of Chinese in the United States but also “American Dreams” for several generations. She said at a hearing of the Minister of Labor: “I am a Chinese-American and, of course, hope to become a bridge between the United States and China and contribute to the friendship and development between the two countries.” "In her eight-year term she also really did At this point.