Call to Action: AA NHPI Days of Community Service The First 100 Days, APAHM & Everyday Thereafter
Elena Ong
May 12, 2009
Because of what AA NHPIs did on January 19, 2009, the Presidential Inaugural Committee´s National Day of Service, HOPE came to America, HOPE came to Asian America, HOPE came to Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander America.
From the First Day of the 2008 Presidential Election, to the First 200 Days of the Obama Administration, AA NHPIs throughout the nation, are answering President Obama´s Call for National Service
By believing in HOPE, because HOPE saves lives.
Every day, as the clock ticks, 6,000 patients diagnosed with myelolyphoma HOPE to LIVE, but only half-a-million AA NHPIs are in the Be the Match Registry, not enough to help everyone who needs a bone marrow transplant, to live.
By creating SOLUTIONS, to keep HOPE alive.
By forming partnerships with AA NHPI medical leaders, community leaders, elected leaders, and patients, to prevent leukemia, and encourage more AA NHPIs to become bone marrow donors, and collaborating with Yul Kwon, Cook Islands´ Survivor and Spokesperson for the Be The Match Registry (BTM), Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association (APAMSA), AAPIs for Obama, APIAVote, APAs for Progress (APAP), Asian American Donor Program (AADP), Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M), Cammy Lee Leukemia Foundation (CLLF), Family Bridges (FB), and South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters (SAMAR), Hon. Gary Locke, Hon. Fiona Ma, Hon. Jean Quan, Hon. Dee Andrews, Hon. Suja Lowenthal, and Hon. Harold Fong, to bring "The Gift of HOPE" to Asian Pacific America for the 2009 PIC National Day of Service at the Paul Hom Asian Clinic in Sacramento, the MLK Day Parade in Long Beach, the Tet Festival in San Francisco, the Renaissance Plaza in Oakland Chinatown, the APIA Vote Town Hall in Washington, DC, and at "Unity for the Sake of Change" at the Oakland Coliseum. That weekend, hundreds of AA NHPIs, from NYC to Long Beach, took a simple cheek swab, and registered to become a bone marrow donor, to give "The Gift of HOPE" – a noble act, a noble gift of life, that money cannot buy. Dozens more "pledged it forward" by agreeing to organize AA NHPI Bone Marrow Awareness Days/Drives/Recruitment Parties.
The result? Passion. Momentum. A Lifelong Commitment Public Service.
The passion and momentum to propel National Service as more than One Day of National Service, but a Lifetime of National Service, not just on one day, but for the future, each and every day.
On Lunar New Year's APAMSA teamed up with Yul Kwon to launch it´s National Public Service Project, "1,000 Cranes for Hope," to register 1,000 AA NHPI Bone Marrow Donors by APA Heritage Month. Hon. Laura Lee worked with APAMSA UCI to host a bone marrow drive at the Cerritos Friendship Festival; APAMSA´s National Bone Marrow Director, Vinca Chow, hosted a "See One, Do One, Teach One" bone marrow drive at Stanford Medical School; Cupertino Mayor Kris Wang organized bone marrow drives at public libraries throughout Cupertino; Jeanette Moy of APIAVote teamed up with OCA NY to organize bone marrow drives with NYC Councilmember John Liu; and National APAMSA launched it's "1000 Cranes for Hope" You-Tube, featuring Yul Kwon and APAMSA President Shelly Choo, to inspire community leaders and GenerASIAN Next to be the momentum that spearheads APAHM "Be The Match" Parties.
Take action! Visit www.apamsa.org.
1. Watch APAMSA´s 1000 Cranes for Hope You-Tube with Yul Kwon.
2. Sign up at www.apamsa.org to become a "Golden Crane of HOPE"
Join Elected Officials: Hon. Gary Locke, Hon. Art Torres, Hon. Mike Honda, Hon. Doris Matsui, Hon. John Chiang, Hon. Betty Yee, Hon. Judy Chu, Hon. Michelle Steel, Hon. Carol Liu, Hon. Leland Yee, Hon. Mike Eng, Hon. Paul Fong, Hon. Warren Furutani, Hon. Mary Hayashi, Hon. Ted Lieu, Hon. Fiona Ma, Hon. Alberto Torrico, Hon. Van Tran, Hon. Mariko Yamada, Hon. Margaret Abe-Koga, Hon. Dee Andrews, Hon. David Chiu, Hon. Carmen Chu, Hon. Laura Lee, Hon. John Liu, Hon. Suja Lowenthal, Hon. Eric Mar, Hon. Jean Quan, Hon. Kris Wang, Hon. Jay Chen, Hon. Harold Fong, Hon. Henry Lo, Hon. Mark Pulido and SF Police Chief Heather Fong.
Join Community Leaders: Yul Kwon, Vida Benevides, Gloria Caoile, Dr. Art Chen, Christine Chen, Curtis Chin, Rose Chung, Helen Dougherty, Lillian Galedo, Bill Imada, Dr. Ron Jan, Corrinne Jang, Deeana Jang, LOUD, Don Nakanishi, Francey Youngberg;
Join APAMSA & AASU Leaders: Lynne Ada Chang, Julie Chinn, Shelly Choo, Vinca Chow, Tristen Chun, Tien Sy Dong, Revathi Jyothindran, Lawrence Kim, Peter Koon, Julie Kwok, Kristen Lum, Anne Liu, Peony Liu, Rachel Rebong, Yeeck Sim, Sandlya Srikantom, Khin Thu, Emily Tsai, Grace Wang, etc.,
organizing and speaking at APAMSA "1000 Cranes for Hope" bone marrow drives during APAHM and beyond.
3. Find an "1000 Cranes for Hope" Drive in AZ, CA, CT, DC, IL, MA, MD, NC, NV, NY, OR, TX or VT, and invite a friend to become one of APAMSA´s "1000 Cranes for HOPE."
This a partial listing of APAMSA´s "1000 Cranes for Hope" Parties/Bone Marrow Drives:
April 22: University of Vermont, VT – Julie Kwok
April 24/5: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ - Yeeck Sim
April 24/5: California Democratic Party, Sacramento, CA -
Senator Torres & Crystal Strait
April 28/9: Stanford University, Stanford, CA - Vinca Chow
April 29: Duke University, Durham, NC - Rachelle Rebong
April 29: Univ of Chicago, SNMA, SMMA-MAPS, NNLAMS, Lambda Phi Epsilon &
Pan Asia, Chicago, IL - Tien Sy Dong
Apr 27-May 4: Yale University On-Line Drive, New Haven, CT - Vinca Chow
May 2: Service in Asia Concert, Stanford, CA - Vinca Chow
May 4: Stanford University, Stanford, CA - Vinca Chow
May 5: College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA - Khin Thu
May 6: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA – Tristen Chun
May 6: John Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, MD – Shelly Choo & June Peng
May 6: Touro University Nevada, Henderson, NV - Hao Nguyen
May 14: NAAAP, Atlanta, GA* - Ben Lee* (NAAAP)
May 16: Asian Week APA Street Festival w SF Supervisors Chiu, Chu & Mar, SF, CA – Elena Ong
May 18 Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA – Tristen Chung
May 18 UCLA Center for Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA – Lynne Ada Chang
May 18: UCSF Medical Sciences Building, SF, CA - Kristen Lum
May 19-21: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR – Julie Chinn
May 24 Baylor Vietnamese Outreach, Houston, TX – R. Jyothindran & P. Koon
May 25-29: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX – R. Jyothindran & P. Koon
May 26: API Legislative Summit, Sacramento, CA – API Legislative Caucus, D. Ujiiye & Elena Ong
May 27: IW Group, Microsoft & California Wellness Foundation "Here & Now," LA, CA - Bill Imada & Elena Ong
May 28: Stanford APAHM Dinner w Asm. Fiona Ma, Stanford, CA - Vinca Chow
May 30: OCA Asian Fair & NY Medical College, Valhalla, NY - Matt Chow
June 1: APIA Health Forum, Washington DC - Deeana Jang, Shelly Choo & Elena Ong
Oct 10: National APAMSA Conference, UCLA, LA, CA – Jim Nguyen & Jeff Chu
Remember "10/10," the date of APAMSA´s National Conference at UCLA, and be recognized as a Transformative Student and Community Leader who inspires National Public/Community Service by "keeping HOPE alive."
Registration is civic engagement, and civic engagement saves lives. When one registers as a vote at the age of 18, we get a civically-engaged voter for life. When on registers a bone marrow donor at the age of 18, we get a humanitarian for life.
To promote health and save lives, contact Vinca Chow at marrow@apamsa.org or Elena Ong at GiftofHope2009@gmail.com.
Special Thanks to APAMSA's Golden Cranes of Hope
APIAVote . Asian American Donor Program . Asian Pacific Americans for Progress . Asian Week . Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches . Cammy Lee Leukemia Foundation . China Spirit Music Ensemble . Dana Farber . Family Bridges . LOUD . South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters
Hon. Margaret Abe-Koga, Mountainview Mayor . Kim Allen, Be The Match . Jacqueline Andrade, A3M . Hon. Dee Andrews, Long Beach City Councilmember . Vida Benevides, APIAVote . Asia Blume, AADP . Gloria Caoile, APIAVote . Lynne Ada Chang, APAMSA UCLA . Dr. Art Chen . Hon. Jay Chen, Hacienda Heights School Board . Alex Cheng, APAMSA University of Michigan . Hon. John Chiang, California Controller . Curtis Chin, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress . Rocky Chin, AAPIs for Obama . Julie Chinn, APAMSA Oregon H&S University . Hon. David Chiu, President of SF Board of Supervisors . Shelly Choo, APAMSA President . Matt Chow, APAMSA NY Medical College . Hon. Carmen Chu, SF Supervisor . Hon. Judy Chu, California BOE Member . Tristen Chun, APAMSA Boston University SOM . Martha Dodge . Helen Dougherty, Native American Caucus . Hon. Mike Eng, California Assemblymember Hon. Harold Fong, Sacramento School Board Member . Hon. Paul Fong, California Assembly . Hon. Warren Furutani, California Assemblymember . Lillian Galedo, Filipino Immigrant Services . Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal, Historic Filipinotown Festival . Carol Gillespie, AADP . Kimie Gon, UCLA Christine Lee Haggard, Bone Marrow Recipient's Family Member . Lisa Hasagawa, NCAPACD . Hon. Mary Hayashi, California Assemblymember . Sherri Hirota, Asian Health Services . Hon. Mike Honda, US Representative . Bill Imada, IW Group . Shin Ito, A3M . Peter Koon, APAMSA Baylor College of Medicine . Judy Jacobs, Native American Caucus . Dr. Ron Jacob, SAMAR . Dr. Ron Jan, Paul Hom Asian Clinic Corrinne Jang, Family Bridges . Deeana Jang, APIAHF . Joan Jia, OCA Westchester . Revanthi Jyothindran, APAMSA Baylor College of Medicine . Eileen Kage, LOUD . Ms. Kahn, SAMAR . Kurt Kessler . Betsy Kim, AAPIs for Obama . Lawrence Kim, APAMSA UCI . Svetlana Kim, Author . Leslie Kimori, LOUD . Julie Kwok, AASU University of Vermont . Yul Kwon, Be The Match . Jeanne Kwong, Bone Marrow Recipient's Family Member . Cammy Lee, Cammy Lee Leukemia Foundation . Dr. Jhemon Lee, APAMSA . Hon. Laura Lee, Cerritos City Councilmember . Hon. Ted Lieu, California Assemblymember . Anne Liu, APAMSA UCLA . Hon. Carol Liu, California Senator . Hon. John Liu, NY City Councilmember . Peony Liu, APAMSA UCLA Hon. Henry Lo, Garvey School Board . Hon. Gary Locke, Cabinet Secretary . Hon. Suja Lowenthal, Long Beach City Councilmember . Kristen Lum, APAMSA UCSF . Hon. Fiona Ma, California Assemblymember . Charmaine Manansala, AAPIs for Obama . Hon. Eric Mar, SF Supervisor . Hon. Doris Matsui, US Representative . Jeannette Moy, APIAVote . Don Nakanishi, UCLA Asian American Studies Center . Hao Nguyen, APAMSA Touro University Nevada . Jim Nguyen, APAMSA UCLA . Elena Ong, National APAMSA Advisory Board . Sueanne Paprocki, Be The Match . Hon. Mark Pulido, ABC Unified School District . Hon. Jean Quan, Oakland City Councilmember . Dharmi Patel, APAMSA UCLA . Hon. Mark Pulido, ABC Unified School District . Rachelle Rebong, APAMSA Duke University . Delores Rue-Jones, Be The Match Oregon . Karla Salazar, CDP . Vicki Shu, Organization of Chinese Americans - NY . Magda Silva, Be The Match - Oakland . Yeeck Sim, APAMSA University of Arizona . Sandhya Srikantom, APAMSA Oregon H&S University . Elaine Stef, LOUD . Crystal Strait, California Democratic Party . Sharon Sugiyama, A3M . Hon. Michelle Steel, BOE Member . Khin Thu, College of San Mateo . Sen. Art Torres, California Democratic Party . Hon. Alberto Torrico, California Assemblymember . Hon. Van Tran, California Assemblymember . Dr. Tran, APIAHF . Emily Tsai, APAMSA Trustee . UC Davis Medical & Undergraduate Students . Diane Ujiiye, APIsCAN . Hon. Kris Wang, Cupertino Mayor . Brian Wang, www.aapimomentum.org . Grace Wong, APAMSA Past President . Hon. Mariko Yamada, California Assemblymember . Hon. Betty Yee, California BOE Chair . Hon. Leland Yee, California Senator . Francine Youngberg . Juliette Zhou, KSCI*
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