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You are here: Home / Archives for Janet Liang

Donating life

January 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Janet Liang, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 22, turned her struggle into a national movement by blogging and raising awareness about the need for minority donors. Thousands of supporters joined the “Helping Janet” movement, expanding the bone marrow donation registry in an attempt […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2013, AML, Asian Americans, Benny Tran, Evan Chen, Helping Janet, Janet Liang, Jeremy Kong, Lambda Phi Epsilon, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islanders, Puget Sound Blood Center, Stanford University, Tanya Nobles, Ty Huynh Chhor, United States, Vol 32 No 3 | January 12 - January 18

Janet Liang dies 6 days after receiving bone marrow transplant

September 20, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Janet Liang, the young woman whose battle with cancer went viral online earlier this year, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, at MD

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, 2012, Asian American, Charles Lam, Far East Movement, Helping Janet Facebook, Janet Liang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Perfect Match, Ryan Higa, UCLA, Vol 31 No 39 | September 22 - September 28, Wong Fu Productions, attention

EDITORIAL: YouTube is not all good

September 20, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

YouTube has been a strong tool for the Asian and Pacific American community. In addition to aiding Janet Liang’s “Helping Janet” movement register more than 20,000 new bone marrow donors, YouTube has changed the APA identity in the United States by letting the community represent themselves as they are, rather than through the lenses of […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2012, Clara Chung, Daniel Dae Kim, Davin Peter Chao Tong, Freddie Wong, Harry Shum Jr., Janet Liang, Kevin Wu, Lindi Tsang, Mari Digby, Michelle Phan, Phillip Wong, Ryan Higa, Ted Fu, United States, Vol 31 No 39 | September 22 - September 28, Wesley Chen

EDITORIAL: Save Janet Liang’s life. Become a marrow donor.

February 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Janet Liang was born in Hawaii and moved to California when she was 10 years old. She started attending college at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2005. Her major was international development studies. She dreamed of becoming a teacher, and her future looked incredibly bright.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2009, 2012, Beacon Ave, Chinese Baptist Church, Janet Liang, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vol 31 No 8 | February 18 - February 24

‘Mr. Hyphen’ redefines image of Asian American men

December 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The six men on stage included a poet, a break dancer, and a filmmaker. They pounded rhythms on the dhol drum, modeled fresh fashions, slathered whipped cream on bare skin, and discussed their passion for community service.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, African American, Asian Americans, Bay Area, Fu Manchu, Helen Zia, Helping Janet, Janet Liang, Melissa Hung, Michelle Maykin, Pahole Sookkasikon, Project Michelle, San Francisco Bay, Southeast Asian, Thai Buddhist, Vol 28 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, culture

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