On any given day, 6,000 people are looking for a life-saving bone marrow donor. Only 3% of all Asian Americans are currently registered. Help us change that statistic today!

Meet Michelle Maykin.

She is a 26-year old acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patient who is battling life-threatening odds of finding a bone marrow donor match by June 21st. In light of Michelle’s diagnosis, Michelle’s family and friends have banned together to launch a nationwide recruitment campaign, Project Michelle, to raise awareness of the dire donor shortage specifically within the Asian American community. The goal is to enroll 15,000 donors into the national registry in hopes of finding acute myeloid leukemia patient Michelle Maykin a bone marrow match and improve the odds for patients like her. Only 3% of all Asian Americans are registered as bone marrow donors.

Hyphen magazine and Chinese for Affirmative Action have collaborated with Project Michelle and the Asian American Donor Program to bring a bone marrow drive to the heart of the Bay Area to increase the registration numbers of Asian Americans.

Please help us reach out to the 97% unregistered (roughly 14 million) to let them know how they can save Michelle or one of the other 6,000 patients currently looking for a match. Help save a life and get registered.

WHAT: In-n-Out: The Drive to Increase Asian American Registered Bone Marrow Donors

WHEN: Saturday | June 14, 2008 | 10 am - 3 pm

WHERE: Chinese for Affirmative Action, Community Room
The Kuo Building
17 Walter U. Lum Place
San Francisco, CA 94108
COST: Free for all partial and full ethnic minorities (Asian and Pacific Islander, Native American, Hispanic/Chicano, and African American) and $25 registration fee for all non-minorities.

To RSVP and to show your support, please visit our Facebook Event and/or our Evite.

We apologize for the late notice - This event has been rescheduled for August 7th, 2008.  Thank you for your understanding. - the South Bay First Thursdays Team

Housing Crisis in San Jose

August 7th, 2008
United Way Building, Room 105
1922 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126 US
RSVP Today!

As headlines tell us time and time again that we have a housing crisis on our hands, what does that really mean? How does it affect us personally and how does it affect our communities? South Bay First Thursdays in partnership with the City of San Jose Housing Department, MACSA, and Silicon Valley Leadership Group, explores the effect of the current housing crisis and discusses resources and policies that help San Jose be a more livable place. Find out how this crisis affects you and what you can do about it.

The panel will be moderated by:
Tamon Norimoto -Vice Chair
City of San jose Housing & Community Development Advisory Commission
Also Director of Development, Asian American for Community Involvement

Confirmed panelists and organizations:
Bena Chang - Senior Assiciate, Housing and Transportation
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Also Staff for Housing Action Coalition

Robert Lopez - Policy Development Specialist
City of San Jose Housing Department

Harvey Yamanaka - Realtor
Intero Real Estate

Wayne Chen
Plicy Development Officer
City of San Jose Department of Housing

Jacky Morales - Ferrand - Assistant Director
City of San Jose Department of Housing

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RSVP!

Schedule
6:30 - 7:00pm Registration
7:00 - 7:10pm Welcome & Introduction
7:10 - 8:00pm Panel Discussion
8:00 - 8:15pm Q&A from audience
8:15 - 9:00pm Reception and tabling
Donations support refreshments, room rental, misc costs, and fee waivers.
Recommended donation for program and food: $10 - $20
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.