As a resident of Flushing, Queens NY for thirty years I am making this complaint today based on my severe disappointment that a nation once diversified is becoming a place of ethnic alienation. As an immigrant myself I appreciate multiculturalism, religious freedom and racial multiplicity. However, more and more I am witnessing the decline of such tenets and the rise of immigrants changing their surroundings to mirror the same countries they chose to immigrate from. I was recently visited by a “volunteer” for Grace Meng’s political campaign. My suggestion to Assemblywoman Meng is, if she would like to be re-elected she either needs to revamp her campaign strategy or train her volunteers. My front door was approached by two youngster of Chinese descent, presumably high school aged. They presented me with campaign paraphernalia in Chinese claiming they ran out of the ones in English! If a politician intends to campaign in any neighborhood in American, regardless of the ethnic majority they must be prepared for the ethnic minority! Further, one of the youngsters rudely pronounced to me that, “This is Flushing!” when I began listing the things I would like to see addressed by whomever wins the election. Flushing is not synonymous with China, it in fact has a multitude of races residing within its borders. In 2010 residents of Chinese descent, made up nearly 40% of the population in Flushing, followed by 13 % of the population of Korean descent, and the rest of the population is made up of Columbians, Taiwanese, Ecuadorians and Indians (US Census). Thus this declaration, of this is Flushing, is grossly inadequate to justify only having paraphernalia in one language and not even the official language of the country we live in. I am insulted and ashamed at the ignorance and blind acceptance of youngsters like the two campaign volunteers. They are being educated in a diverse setting such as New York, yet they lack the political correctness to recognize that campaigning on behalf of a politician requires the ability to address all constituents, not just the Chinese. I asked for the names of the volunteers and the young lady responded that she is a minor. Child labor is rampant in China, but illegal in America. If Ms. Meng is in fact endorsing volunteers that are minors she should be severely reprimanded and her values and politics should be scrutinized. Ms. Meng passed the “Dignity for All Students Act” in the Assembly, which included provisions that require schools to establish policies to prevent discrimination and harassment based on, amongst other things, but mainly national origin and religion. So where is her protection of these same principles in the Flushing community? Every politician has their campaign strategy and I respect that, but alienating those who are not Chinese, as Meng’s campaign is doing is a strategy that does not belong in America. I have no issues with any ethnic group; my issue is with those ethnic groups trying to alter the face of the community they reside in to replicate where they left behind; and politicians promoting this distortion of the concept of freedom. A supermarket in America should have writing in English, not writing in Chinese because some of the population is Chinese! A bank in America should be catering to the financial needs of whoever chooses to utilize that bank. Instead in Flushing more and more Chinese banks are popping up, however they are blatantly unwilling to assist non-Chinese customers. All the banks in Flushing need to be pointed to “Regulation B”. The Federal Reserve Board implemented Regulation B after the Equal Credit Opportunity Act was passed in 1974 and subsequently amended in 1976. Its original intent was (and is) to prevent race and gender discrimination in bank lending practices. Yet, banks in Flushing are racial profiling and thus discriminating based on race. I don’t know how many buildings are built on one lot in China, but in America we have building codes and occupancy restrictions. It is a frustrating and disturbing situation to witness our next door neighbors building another house in their backyard! China implemented the one child per family law to control their population in China, yet they are over saturating building lots in America to accommodate numerous ancestors. I don’t care how many people live in one house, but at least let that be only one house per house lot. An aerial view from JFK shows symmetrical blocks and this is in part to strict building codes that are often enforced. If Meng wants to represent Flushing, let her represent the laws, regulations and codes that have made Flushing a thriving environment that is so welcoming to immigrants. She should work to rid Flushing of a deterioration of its values and ultimate lawlessness that ethnic majorities have brought with them. Meng needs to do her homework, tell us how she plans to combat these issues, the real issues of a developing Flushing. If today’s politicians only cater to a particular ethnic group then America is doomed to repeat a history of segregation and racism. Whoever decides to represent Flushing, needs to represent all the constituents of Flushing not just one ethnic group. I am completely dissatisfied with what I see emerging from Grace Meng’s campaign. If her volunteers are going around seeking out Chinese votes, someone must be brainwashing them that those are the only votes that count. I think the Times should champion this cause and investigate this renewed version of racial discrimination stemming from Meng’s campaign.