At the end of the aanhpi tradition month, the Korean wave group BTS finally went to the White House on Tuesday to meet with US President Joe Biden on the scheduled anti Asian discrimination and hate crimes That afternoon, White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre and all BTS members made brief comments to the media. A translator at the scene reported their shock at the increase of crime rate, but the group hoped that fans from various cultural sources could actively help spread the awareness of anti Asian discrimination and hate crimes.
（via The White House | Live）
As for aanhpi, it is actually the abbreviation of Asian American and Hawaiian Aboriginal / Pacific Islander (aanhpi) traditional month.
RM, one of BTS members, explained in English:
It is a great honor to be invited to the White House and discuss with the president such important issues as anti Asian hate crimes, diversity and inclusiveness.
We thank President Biden and the White House for giving us this important opportunity to discuss the important reasons behind the incident, and remind ourselves as artists of what we can do to this end.
It is reported that during the covid-19 pandemic, anti Asian crimes and hostility in the United States increased, including the [shooting incident] in Atlanta last year( https://www.cnbeta.com/articles/tech/1103373.htm ) The media generally focused on violence against Asian Americans.
From March to December 2020 only, to the anti Asian hatred and discrimination advocacy organization stop AAPI hate Tens of thousands of such incidents have been reported.
In addition Pew A survey released by the research center earlier this month showed that about one-third of AAPI adults said they had changed their daily routine in the past 12 months to avoid potential threats or attacks.
Then in May, 2021, the Biden administration finally signed the anti hate crime act related to covid-19 to focus on solving violent crimes against Asian Americans.