Tag Archives: bone marrow

Remembering Asian American Veterans: Drew Pham

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Jeff

I stumbled upon Drew Pham’s story when posting a storycorp session about my mother.  This particular story was a moving.https://thenib.com/i-trained-to-fight-the-enemyhttp://www.npr.org/2014/03/29/295329503/never-truly-over-discussing-deployment-a-challenge-of-its-own I stumbled across Drew Pham’s story when posting a story on StoryCorps about my mother.  My father was a Navy … Continue reading →

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Baylor Frederickson and how some Asian Ethnic Groups have Extra Difficulty Finding Bone Marrow Matches

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Jeff

7 year old Baylor Frederickson needs a bone marrow transplant.   If he was purely from one Asian group, it would be hard enough, but since one of his parents is not Asian, it’s even more difficult to find a match.  … Continue reading →

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National Minority Donor Awareness Week (August 1-7)

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Jeff

I had no idea that August 1 through August 7 is National Minority Donor Awareness Week until a friend of mine posted the above video which featured a friend of hers.  We have done many stories at 8asians on the … Continue reading →

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Finding a Stem Cell Donor for Steven: OneMatch.ca

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Xxxtine

A couple of weekends ago, I was hanging out with a couple of the DJs from the SRADIOCLUB at Toronto’s Night it Up. Because the weather was a tad chilly, we went inside where we were approached by Ashley Nguyen, … Continue reading →

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