Currently, many local Chinese have established a large number of education opportunities to students by opening preparatory schools and after schools in various locations across Queens. Flushing, Queens is one of the well-known neighborhoods of where many of those educational centers are located. Famous prep schools such as Mega Academy, Nationwide, and ABC Math are attended by most Chinese learners. They are provided with assistance in various subjects such as mathematics, science, and English and given rigorous preparatory sessions for college and specialized high school entrance exam. As of 2015 results for specialized high school entrance exam, “Of the 5,103 students offered placement in eight specialized high schools, 5 percent were black and 7 percent were Hispanic, the same as last year, while 52 percent were Asian” (Harris), which displays the outcome of the cram schools and the academic standards for many Chinese students residing in Queens. Overall, the Chinese expanded the field of education by instituting environments where students can more prepared when trying to achieve their academic goals. In addition, religions in Queens have become more diverse within the last decades. As Chinese were relocating into the community, they have brought in religions such as Buddhism and Taoism. Many Buddhist and Taoist oriented temples were built across the borough such as Shaolin Temple Overseas Headquarters and Wenzhou Taoist. The Chinese have also opened up churches, such as Chinese Church of Queens New York and First Baptist Church of Flushing, to bring together others of their own to follow religions like Christianity and Catholicism. Even though Chinese constructed new churches and shares the same religion as other races, they still have their own style of following the church. There is a difference in food, language, and décor of the churches among Chinese and the other races. Principally, the number of religion in Queens increased as a significant population of Chinese started up new places for worship and embrace their religions in their own manner. …show more content…
In the New York Primary Election on April 19th, 2016, it is confirmed that a majority of Chinese in Queens voted for the Democratic Party since there were 24,966 votes in the Democratic Party, as opposed to the 4,014 votes in the Republican Party. In addition, many Chinese favored candidates that are supportive on topics that consist of affordable health care, jobs, and the economy (Peters). Because they support these causes to ensure their racial equality, many Chinese voters in Queens have consistently favored the Democratic Party and the positions that Democrats