The bottom line is LT needs to be respected and to be part of the process.

kayaking and white water rafting.and is in real need of a stem cell transplant to recover and have a chance at a normal life again.

blogs and e-boards of any Asian community-based organizations.The first hope in these cases is that the patient in need of the stem cell transplant can receive it from a sibling.The rest of the database is shared among all the other races of the world.

with individuals of mixed race being one of the smallest components in the registry … We have heard stories of one-half Japanese/one-half Caucasians not finding a single match in the registry.Her stem cells are no longer making blood cells or platelets.

We are asking folks who fit this description (and especially one-half Japanese.

an 18-year-old resident of Utah and student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.She has earned a reputation as the leading scholar in race studies in Japan.

the Toshio and Doris Hoshide Distinguished Teaching Award.Books will be on sale at the event for signing after the program.

A former broadcast journalist.Tritia ToyotaToyota is a research scholar at the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.