Why is BTS visiting Joe Biden at The White House?
BTS is heading to The White House to meet with President Joe Biden.
The meeting between BTS and President Biden will take place on Tuesday, May 31, 2022.
Why is BTS visiting Joe Biden at the White House?
The mega-famous K-Pop group is heading to Washington DC to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes and celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month, reports.
Although further details have yet to be officially announced, the outlet did report the meeting will happen on May 31.
In a statement obtained by Deadline from The White House, they detailed what the purpose of the meeting is.
"President Biden has previously spoken about his commitment to combating the surge of anti-Asian hate crimes and signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act in May 2021 to provide law enforcement with resources to identify, investigate, and report hate crimes and ensure that hate crimes information is more accessible to AA and NHPI communities," the White House said.
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"President Biden and BTS will also discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion and BTS’ platform as youth ambassadors who spread a message of hope and positivity across the world."
BTS also partnered UNICEF with to launch an anti-violence campaign called Love Myself.
Meeting with Biden is not the group's first political activity as they have previously performed for the United Nations General Assembly.
The White House is known to host meetings with people in pop culture to raise awareness on important issues.
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On May 18, 2022, The White House held Mental Health Youth Forum which was hosted by First Lady Jill Biden, actress, and singer Selena Gomez was also in attendance.
Who is BTS?
The musical group BTS consists of a total of seven members.
BTS' members are J-Hope, RM, Jimin, Jin, Suga, V, and Jungkook.
The group is all in their mid to late 20s and is from South Korea.
What has BTS said about anti-Asian hate crimes?
BTS has been very vocal about anti-Asian hate crimes on social media.
On March 29, 2021, the group took to Twitter to share a message on the matter.
"We recall moments when we faced discrimination as Asians. We have endured expletives without reason and were mocked for the way we look. We were even asked why Asians spoke in English," the band said on the Twitter post liked over 2.5million times.
"We cannot put into words the pain of becoming the subject of hatred and violence for such a reason."
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that due to the Covid pandemic, there has been a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
The month of May is also Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the United States.
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