. >> reporter: vicky tran had something important to say to a man she met for the first time. >> i just wanted to say thank you for saving my life. >> reporter: the south san francisco girl had leukemia. she needed a bone marrow transplant and nobody in her family was a good match. >> she would have died eventually. >> reporter: doctors say because vicky is part chinese, part vietnamese, finding a donor was especially hard. after a six month search they found a donor in san francisco. vincent pan. doctors performed the transplant a year ago today. >> it's heart warming to put a face to the donation process after a year. and most importantly to know she's doing well. >> i feel very lucky. it's very hard to find a donor. >> reporter: 10,000 people in the united states need bone marrow transplants every year according to the asian-american donor program. only half find matches. that's why vicky's family are calling attention for the need for people to register. >> maybe becan raise more awareness for the thousands of children and also adults who still need help. >> reporter: doctors say vi

one year ago today vicky tran receive aid bone marrow transplant and on the anniversary she met the donor. the search went world wide. the match was found here in san francisco. >> he saved my life. if he hadn't boy have to keep, i'd still in the hospital. >> te were connect md this way and on the other hand we're strangers and she's been through a lot. >> and the asian american donor network says 70% of the patients who need a transplant don't find a match f you'd like to register just go to our web site abc 7 news.com and look under see it on tv. >> 70%. >> yes. in that asian pop raigs. yes. >> there is more still to come tonight at 6:00. just ahead tw more suspects now facing charges in the boston bombings. the role played in explosions. >> in sacramento a senate committee debates a tax on oil companies to fund public education in parks. >> plus a couple wris a big check to the irs then gets hounded for more money. michael finney teams up with >>> three men accused of helping boston bombing suspect jahar tsarnaev appeared in court today. this is a photo two of of the men both seen here

. >> 13-year-old vicky tran is celebrating a first birthday she. received a bone marrow transplant. on this anniversary she is meeting and thanking her donors. >> she saved my life. it's -- if he hadn't boy have to keep -- still northbound the hospital its rare to find a donor for asian americans. each ethnicity has their own dna markers. it's rarer still through a search the perfect match was right he in san strangers lot. >> vincent says the procedure was easey and he sees it as an extension as the work of the executive director of chinese for a per looking for a match we told you his sto week renewed their vows and held a donor drive in san francisco city hall. >> this helping their community. >> the donor program is working with years ago. >> million. that is it and this is the result. >> about 70% of the patients who need a bone marrow transplant don't find a match them. need more minorities to register so more people can ve v.a new lease on life. >> we can help you register just go go to our web site. >> thank you for joining us at >> abcw. >> thank thousands of may day across

one year ago today vicky tran receive aid bone marrow transplant and on the anniversary she met the donor. the search went world wide. the match was found here in san francisco. >> he saved my life. if he hadn't boy have to keep, i'd still in the hospital. >> te were connect md this way and on the other hand we're strangers and she's been through a lot. >> and the asian american donor network says 70% of the patients who need a transplant don't find a match f you'd like to register just go to our web site abc 7 news.com and look under see it on tv. >> 70%. >> yes. in that asian pop raigs. yes. >> there is more still to come tonight at 6:00. just ahead tw more suspects now facing charges in the boston bombings. the role played in explosions. >> in sacramento a senate committee debates a tax on oil companies to fund public education in parks. >> plus a couple wris a big check to the irs then gets hounded for more money. michael finney teams up with an advocate to straighten this out. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you