BTS K-Pop Stars Visit White House, Speak Against Anti-Asian Hate

In lighter news, global Korean pop (k-pop) stars BTS visited President Biden in the White House. They used the occassion to speak against anti-Asian hate and thank the president for signing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act that increased reporting of incidents. Their remarks:

“We were devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes including Asian American hate crimes. To put a stop on this and support the cause, we’d like to take this opportunity to voice ourselves once again. It’s not wrong to be different. Equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences.”

Video of their remarks here. More coverage of their visit from NPR here.

MHC