BTS at The White House: AAPI, Anti-Asian hate crimes, and ARMY

BTS at The White House: AAPI, Anti-Asian hate crimes, and ARMY

For the last day of Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month, the Korean pop supergroup BTS came by the White House on Tuesday to talk with President Joe Biden about Asian incorporation and portrayal.

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre presented the gathering and RM started off the question and answer session in English by presenting themselves and saying thanks to the White House and Biden for the valuable chance to talk on “the significant issues of hostile to Anti Asian hate crimes, Asian consideration, and variety.”

Then, at that point, every one of the folks alternated talking in Korean with Jin and Jimin communicating that they were so respected to be representing their local area at the White House on the last day of AAPI Month. Jimin said, “We were devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes…to put a stop to this and support the cause, we’d like to take this opportunity to [lend our voices].”

J Hope added, “We are here today thanks to our Army — our fans worldwide — who have different nationalities and cultures and use different languages. We are truly and always grateful.”

Jungkook closed their discourse by sharing that the band was “still surprised that music created by South Korean artists reaches so many people around the world…we believe music is always an amazing and wonderful unifier of all things.” Suga additionally added, “It’s not wrong to be different, equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences.”

V said, “We hope today is one step forward to respecting and understanding each and everyone as a valuable person.”

Altogether, over a quarter-million individuals checked out see the band talk on the White House’s YouTube live transfer.

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In the midst of last year’s spike of against Asian disdain violations in the U.S., BTS took a stand in opposition to their own involvement in segregation through Twitter saying:

“We cannot put into words the pain of becoming the subject of hatred and violence for such a reason. Our own experiences are inconsequential compared to the events that have occurred over the past few weeks. But these experiences were enough to make us feel powerless and chip away our self-esteem.”

#StopAsianHate#StopAAPIHate pic.twitter.com/mOmttkOpOt

— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) March 30, 2021

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In May of 2021, Biden marked a bipartisan bill outfitted at tending to the ascent in enemy of Asian disdain violations into regulation in May 2021. The bill was acquainted with help the revealing of disdain wrongdoings, making them all the more effectively open at the neighborhood and state levels by supporting public effort.

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As a piece of the current year’s AANHPI Heritage Month, Biden gave a decree toward the end of last month about the commitments of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the nation’s set of experiences and culture. He and Vice President Kamala Harris — who is half Indian — likewise facilitated a White House gathering prior in the month that included U.S. Exchange Representative Katherine Tai.

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After two days, the White House commended the entry of regulation to lay out a commission to concentrate on the conceivable making of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture.

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