bone marrow drive

LOS GATOS, CA — A Filipino American husband and father needs help. And he needs it now. Due to a certain type of cancer — he needs a fellow Filipino to donate some stem cells in...

Actor-singer Guji Lorenzana‘s latest music video for his original song, “Be Alright,” is dedicated to his late mother, who battled cancer for nearly 2 years. Lorenzana teamed up with the Asian American Donor Program and Be the...

DALY CITY, CA — Nine years ago, Desimond Viray was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. He has treated his cancer through oral drugs — but was recently diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension due to his medication. “So now...

SAN JOSE, CA — 14-year-old Trish Tran and 21-year-old CJ Calanoc are not biologically related, but as far as they’re concerned, they are sister and brother. This was their first face-to-face meeting since CJ donated his bone...

ALAMEDA, CA — 31-year-old Lisa Marie Evangelista was diagnosed back in December 2016 with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, which is a rare and aggressive blood cancer. A bone marrow transplant is needed to ensure her survival. Evangelista has...

CARSON, CA — It was a full court match up between former PBA players and Los Angeles police officers, in hopes of finding a bone marrow match for Filipino American police officer Matt Medina.  Medina, who works...

ARTESIA, CA — A Fil-Am Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer is in desperate need of a bone marrow match from someone of Filipino heritage — and kababayans are doing all they can to come to his...