Word: marrow
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...much better chance of finding a match in an Asian-American because, as executive director for the Asian American Donor Program Cheryl Louie said, "just as we inherit our eyes, hair and skin color, we inherit bone marrow in the same manner...
Former Dunster House resident Alan J. Kuo '85 is dying of leukemia; he may have as little as one month to live if doctors do not find an exact match to his bone marrow. Last week, Kuo's tragedy was brought to light on Harvard's campus, due to a two-day bone marrow drive sponsored by friends of Kuo and the Chinese Students Association...
...applaud the efforts of the members of the Harvard community who are trying to save Kuo's life. According to Harrison W. Lin '99, co-president of the Chinese Students Association, an estimated 580 people registered with the National Marrow Donor Program during the two-day event, approximately 85 percent of whom were Asian-American...
...poster asked in large letters above a picture of Kuo, "Are you Asian?" underneath which was the response, "Then you could save my life." While the posters did target Asians, this one was done out of an understanding of the increased likelihood that Asians would have the bone marrow type that could save Kuo's life...
...tribes with casinos have formed partnerships to fund bone-marrow donor registration drives and park refurbishing, and they have become prominent donors to the local charities which help San Diego's homeless, HIV-positive-and unemployed populations. Gambling has been nothing less than a boon for Native Americans in the region; in a decade, groups of Native Americans grappling with disaffected and socially marginal residents have turned their tidbits of sovereignty into a multi-million-dollar business venture that provides employment, substance abuse rehabilitation and a sense of pride for the historically embattled tribes...