The catalyst for the drive came when Alan Kuo '95, an Asian American Harvard alumni, needed a bone marrow donor to save his life.
"[That] drive was a total success. it exceeded all our expectations," said Andrew Chung '99, the association's former president.
"It was a great way to get students aware of the situation...[and] the sense of desperation within the Asian community," he said.
Though the transplant itself is a complicated procedure, the screening is relatively painless.
First, all potential donors are given a short oral interview and some paperwork, and then a small amount of blood is drawn.
This blood is sent to a national database. If the marrow matches that of a patient seeking a transplant, the donor will receive a call and be asked to undergo a bone marrow extraction.
The marrow is then transplanted into someone suffering from a deadly blood disease--and in many cases, can save a life.
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