AADP Blog

Being a donor can be as simple as donating blood platelets

December 6, 2019

There are two ways to donate to a patient – peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) or bone marrow. More than 80% of transplant requests are for peripheral blood stem cells. Blood is drawn from one arm, ...
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AADP calls for more Filipino donors

December 5, 2019

Asian American Donor Program (AADP) calls for more Filipino Donors in commemoration of bone marrow awareness month. ALAMEDA, CA — The month of November is National Bone Marrow ...
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Racial Minorities -A Dearth of Donors

November 26, 2019

Trouble with Stem Cell Transplants: A Dearth of Donors Desimond Viray is a Californian in his early ‘30s. He works in IT support for Jelly Belly Candy Company and lives with his wife and four ...
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韓裔女子Estella Kim籌款治白血病 11.1 (粵)

November 4, 2019

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A Gift For Life – Gerard Bao

November 1, 2019

Back in 2007, I was at a nightclub where a friend was hosting an event with the Asian American Donor Program. Yes, this was where I registered as a donor with a simple q-tip swab of my cheek ...
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#Estella’s 10/26/19 Volleyball Fundraising Tournament and registration event. Thank you Korean American Radio.

October 28, 2019

Korean American Radio - Interview with Jung Kim on Be the One To Help a Local Family. Oct. 26, 2019 Register as a donor by texting Estella to ...
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Lambda Phi Epsilon Fraternity Saving Lives

October 23, 2019

The Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity has always supported bone marrow & stem cell registration. When Evan Chen, Stanford Sophomore, and Lambda brother, was diagnosed with leukemia in 1995 at the age ...
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13th Annual AADP Legacy Golf Tournament

October 18, 2019

The golf tournament is over, and if you believe what you hear, everyone had a great time. I want to thank all of our sponsors, Palmer Electric, Inc., Copart, Kantors Office Furniture, First Republic ...
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Just the right person can save a little boy.

September 20, 2019

When Evan was 3 years old, he began to suffer mysterious infections that landed him in the hospital. Eventually, he was diagnosed with chronic granulomatous disease, known as CGD, which makes him ...
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