The New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the Flushing Chinese Business Association (FCBA), abbreviated as Flushing Chinese Business Association, cooperated to hold a police recruitment and promotion event at the Tangram Shopping Center in Flushing on the afternoon of June 21. The event aimed to help Asian young people understand the job responsibilities of the police and encourage people from diverse ethnic backgrounds to join the NYPD, attracting a large number of Asian students to actively participate.
This event was jointly organized by the Flushing Chinese Business Association, the NYPD Asian American Police Executives Association (NYPD AAPEX), and the NYPD Asian Jade Society, with the purpose of encouraging Asian youth to gain a deeper understanding of job opportunities within the police department and to enhance the community’s awareness and involvement in law enforcement.
Deputy Chief of the Transit Bureau of the NYPD, Chinese-American Deputy Inspector Sylvester Ge, former NYPD Three-Star Inspector Chen Wenye, former NYPD Deputy Chief Mohu, as well as Flushing Chinese Business Association Chief Consultant Du Peter and FCBA Executive Director Wang Neng attended the event.
The venue featured multiple police officers interacting with students and the public, introducing various career options including the Cadet Program, Police Officer positions, Traffic Agents, SSD-Explorers, and other specialized units and career opportunities.
The highest-ranking Chinese-American police officer, Sylvester Ge, stated that choosing to hold this event in Flushing was due to it being one of the most concentrated Chinese communities, with the hope of allowing more people to understand the actual job responsibilities of the police and encouraging young individuals to gradually become acquainted with and eventually join the police department through early programs such as the Cadet and Explorers programs; currently, there are over 30,000 uniformed officers carrying firearms in the city, yet there is still a shortage of thousands.
Flushing Chinese Business Association Chief Consultant Du Peter expressed that public safety is an important indicator of measuring a city, closely related to economic development. FCBA has always supported the work of the NYPD and will do its utmost to provide cooperation and assistance when necessary, stating, “We are delighted to collaborate with Sylvester Ge on hosting this meaningful event.”
Lin Hao, head of the FCBA Youth Leader Volunteer Team, said that over 120 students from more than 10 high schools (including special and regular high schools) participated in the event.
Some participants mentioned that through firsthand participation at the event, they gained a deeper understanding of the departmental structure and division of labor within the police department, developed a greater awareness of the ethnic diversity within the NYPD, bridged the gap with the police, and gathered valuable insights for future career choices.