In Turn: Ellyse’s OutLook, Part 3
In a series of posts, Ellyse Look shares her journey as an Asian American Donor Program (AADP) intern with us in a series of thoughtful and detailed reflections. It’s a revealing window into the everyday ups and downs and the minutiae of donor recruitment. Her diary is also testament to a truly hands-on experience, and … Read more
In turn: Ellyse’s OutLook, part 2
In a series of posts, Ellyse Look shares her journey as an Asian American Donor Program (AADP) intern with us in a series of thoughtful and detailed reflections. It’s a revealing window into the everyday ups and downs and the minutiae of donor recruitment. Her diary is also testament to a truly hands-on experience, and … Read more
In Turn: Ellyse’s OutLook
Editor’s Note: My passion for transplant donor outreach and education was stoked as the first college intern at the Asian American Donor Program (AADP). I am so proud that since 2004 AADP has continued to encourage the next generation of health educators and community advocates, regularly welcoming interns into their fold. We all know that … Read more
Anthony Nolan: UK Asian community rallies, Asian=Asian?
We are thrilled to welcome Anthony Nolan as our newest forthcoming contributors. To preface their contributions, we’re sharing one of their biggest successes in bone marrow donor outreach in the UK’s Asian community. Police inspector Rik Basra’s story served to mobilize a huge swath of the Asian population, recruiting about 1,000 Asian donors in half … Read more
Rawr! The fierce hustle to have dragon babies
How much of a role do the market and the business side of fertility clinics play in the demand for babies? And how does this market role affect egg donors and surrogate mothers? Just this year, the fertility industry saw an upsurge in demand that it had never seen before, owing to the phenomenon of … Read more
Ay Masakit! Donor outreach and the Filipino ouch factor
There are many misconceptions within the Filipino American community on the subject of bone marrow/adult stem cell donation. Within the Filipino American community there is an idea that bone marrow donation is an extremely painful procedure. This concept of pain might explain why there are only 57,000 Filipino Americans registered bone marrow/stem cell donors, according … Read more
News Roundup #9: National Kidney Day, Black blood donor follow up, bone marrow heroism
Hello there newshounds! We’ve got another roundup with plenty for you to sniff at. National Kidney Month in U.S. is March, and World Kidney Day was March 8 And we have some related links, since kidney health is directly related to transplantation. Here’s the National Kidney Foundation World Kidney Day page. The Centers for Disease … Read more
News Roundup #6: Donating tooth and tissue to art, Pacific Islander mobilization, Aussie multiculti organs issues…
This roundup is full of wide-ranging goodness for you to chew on. Sink your teeth into this Donation isn’t just for transplantation, there’s a discussion in the UK about living donation of human tissue for art. It’s in conjunction with a fascinating exhibit called Palaces which features baby teeth (or in the British parlance “milk … Read more
Hide and Seek: The Attempt to Find Asian Egg Donors
In November 2006 the Washington Post published an article on the relative lack of Asian egg donors to the demand of recipients. The article follows Regina and Dennis Joyner, a couple who eventually gave up looking for an Asian egg donor after an 18 month grueling search. Another couple found success using donated eggs and a … Read more
News Roundup #2: Access Points in Hawai‘i, and a few other items
Hawai‘i is not just a tropical paradise destination. Many people don’t realize that it faces some big health care challenges. Recent closure of the two Hawaiian hospitals means either starting a new transplant program or depending on the mainland. Local news reports. These issues were also outlined and foretold in a 2008 article in the Hawai‘i Medical … Read more
