in the aftermath of the recent shootings in the u.s k-pop artists and korean-american celebrities
are speaking out against anti-asian racism most recently bts took to social media to condemn
the racial discrimination peonji reports k-pop megastar bts has offered its support to the asian
community by speaking out against anti-asian hate crimes on tuesday the band released a
statement via twitter saying it stands against racial discrimination saying that you i and we
all have the right to be respected they also sent condolences to those who had lost loved ones in
the recent atlanta shootings saying that they felt grief and anger members of the group also recalled
moments where they too had faced discrimination as asians saying they have been sworn at and were
mocked for the way they look bts is just one of many k-pop artists who are joining the stop asian
hate movement korean-american singer-songwriter eric nam who was born and raised in atlanta
georgia wrote a powerful essay for time magazine calling for an end to anti-asian racism he said
that asians have been quote excluded interned vilified emasculated fetishized and murdered
he added that the calls for help and the warning signs from the asian community have felt ignored
and pleaded for change sandra oh an actress who was born in canada to parents who emigrated from
south korea also gave a passionate speech at an anti-asian hate rally last week near pittsburgh
pennsylvania saying that she is proud to be asian as the movement against racial discrimination
spreads across the globe many are showing support to the asian american community perunzi adirangnus