East West Bancorp (EWBC) 10-Q 2009 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of East West Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Dominic Ng, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge that:

(a)the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(b)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:  August 10, 2009

/s/ DOMINIC NG

Dominic Ng

President & Chief Executive Officer