WASHINGTON : South Korean supergroup BTS, a fundraising juggernaut for social justice causes in the United States, will visit the White House on Tuesday to discuss hate crimes targeting Asians with U.S. President Joe Biden.'Biden and BTS will also discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion and BTS'
WASHINGTON : South Korean supergroup BTS, a fundraising juggernaut for social justice causes in the United States, will visit the White House on Tuesday to discuss hate crimes targeting Asians with U.S. President Joe Biden.
The meeting comes as May's recognition of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander month comes to a close amid a sharp upswing in hate crimes against Asian Americans in the past year. The boy band's meeting with Biden will be closed to media organizations. A White House official said BTS members will deliver brief remarks at the beginning of the White House daily news briefing.
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