*LEUKEMIA VICTIM: An effort will be made...

*LEUKEMIA VICTIM: An effort will be made today to find a suitable bone marrow donor for 9-month-old Amanda Chiang, who suffers from leukemia. Blood testing will begin at noon on the second floor lounge of the Promenade Apartments in downtown Los Angeles.

* VIETNAM MEMORIAL: A 250-foot-long replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall will be on display on Redondo Beach from noon Monday until noon Saturday. The half-size replica of the Washington memorial will be placed on Compton Boulevard between Aviation and Freeman boulevards.

* ART: The design of rail stations proposed for a segment of the 22-mile Metro Blue Line rail system in the Florence-Firestone area will be considered at a public hearing Monday evening at the Roosevelt Park Gymnasium.

* MUSEUM OPENS: The Craft and Folk Art Museum’s first exhibition in its temporary headquarters opens to the public Wednesday and will run through May, 1990. The exhibit, “Hands On! Objects Crafted in Our Time,” will be on display on the fourth floor of the May Co. at Wilshire and Fairfax boulevards.

* THANKSGIVING: Actor Charlton Heston will be on hand Thursday as the Los Angeles Mission serves Thanksgiving dinners to about 5,000 needy people. The Salvation Army plans to serve more than 10,000 meals at 22 locations around the area.