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 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 165,000 potential donors to join the National Marrow Donor Program Registry. Over 250 A3M donors have gone on to donate their marrow or blood stem cells, giving hope to patients in need of a life-saving transplant.


 
Darshana
Darshana: With lot of support from my husband and my parents, I was ready to donate my marrow. One early morning, I went to the City of Hope to have the procedure. I was given general anesthesia and a small amount of marrow was extracted from my pelvic bone. I was sent home the next day and my marrow was sent to the waiting patient--a nine-year-old girl. She is a teenager now!
 
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