Andrew interviews Carol Gillespie of the Asian American Donor Program, Stacie Tamaki of Helping Tami, and James Nguyen of Team Matthew. They discuss the use of donated stem cells from bone marrow to treat leukemia, myelodysplasia, and other blood cancers. Donor/patient compatibility depends heavily on ethnicity. Unfortunately, ethnic minorities are underrepresented in the donor registry.
This episode received the 2009 WAVE award in the new category "Free Speech TV community activism award." Part of the prize is having the episode air on Free Speech TV.
MTN is looking for an Executive Director. MTN serves the residents of Minneapolis with tools, programs, and activities to engage and connect diverse residents and institutions through the exchange of ideas, stories, and information.
Yale Law School invites applications for a clinical professor of law to run a clinic on First Amendment, Media Freedom and Information Access issues at Yale Law School.
The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) has issued its call for entries for the Hometown Media Awards. Previously named the Hometown Video Awards, the name change to Hometown Media Awards reflects the wider array of media being used by Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) access cable television channels.
