"Chinese just tend to keep their wealth quietly to themselves, they rarely donate funds to good causes," is how Julie Lin, secretary of the Flushing Chinese Business Association (FCBA), sums up a widespread perception of the Chinese among the local community.
參政會會長張寶華指出，雖然傑克森沒當選，但這方面的投資對華人整體仍是有益的。社區參與，是扎根的另一種方式。「中國人只會默默『有錢』，不會捐款」，華人工商促進會秘書林千鈴說，這是當地居民對中國人的普遍看法。