Mr. Hyphen 2008 contestant Eric Tam will represent the Asian American Donor Program, a community non-profit organization geared towards saving lives.  AADP is an official recruitment group of the National Marrow Donor Program, specializing in conducting outreach and donor drives in the Asian Pacific Islander and Multi-racial communities.

About Eric:

Self-proclaimed man of courage, with a head of "fabulous hair and a charming smile," Eric is humble as well and admits he has "very little talent," especially when it comes to Jay-Z impersonations.  Still, at 5'8" and 160lbs, Eric is the model of responsibility.  Being the oldest son in his family, Eric has held jobs since he was 14 so he could help provide for his siblings and, eventually, put his brother through college.  Working with AADP and ProjectMichelle, Eric is now on a mission to save the life of his friend and other leukemia patients.
 

If I am selected as Mr. Hyphen my goal is to rejuvenate the importance of compassion among our community.  It is important for our community to genuinely care about the well being of one another or else the organizations that are trying to help the community will not be successful. 

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Mr. Hyphen 2008 will take place on Saturday, October 4
at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.
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