A3M History
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A3M History

In 1991, Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M) began as a grassroots movement to help Nick, Amanda, Brian, and other patients faced with the lack of Asian and Pacific Islander bone marrow donors in the National Registry. With the support of Little Tokyo Service Center, a Community Development Corporation, A3M began efforts to increase and diversify the donor pool. Today, A3M is the largest Asian Pacific Islander recruitment group of the Be The Match Registry, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program.

Located in the heart of Los Angeles' Little Tokyo community, A3M's work impacts patients across the world. A3M has recruited over 230,000 potential donors to join the Be The Match Registry. Over 350 A3M donors have gone on to donate their marrow or blood stem cells, giving hope to patients in need of a life-saving transplant.


 
Anne

Anne registered in May of 2001. Five years later she received a call from the donor center informing her that she was a match. She said, “ It was really nice to know that I could possibly be able to help someone who is trying to survive”. Anne said as a potential donor, she answered the health history questionnaire and gave some blood to test before the actual donation. She said, “I never had any hesitation. If I had, I would not have registered in the first place. I think it is only fair to the patient, once you make that commitment to go ahead with the process if you are called”.

When people ask her about her donation she says, “It doesn’t matter. It was never about me, it was about that person who needed my help”.

Anne’s patient is doing well. She hopes to meet him some day.

 
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