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“When I close my eyes, I can still hear my grandmother’s laughter. It’s sounds like Jingle-bells and the crackle of a fire all at once. She became a mother to many throughout her extraordinary life. Through that motherhood, she brought people to together, brought Leslie and I together. As matriarch of the Owl House, everything I learned about being human and being a Łingít woman was based in the ancestry I inherited from her… the bloodline of the Owl House. Leslie asked me to sketch a logo that represents what drives her narrative. The Owl represents the ancestry and the wisdom of intergenerational teachings. My grandmother continues to guide both of us to this day in spirit after her passing. She illuminates our path. Traces of her spirit laughter visit in the echo of jingle bells and the crackle of a fire.”
~Maka Monture of the Yéil Naa (Raven Moeity), K’ineix Kwáan (people of the Copper River Clan) from the Tsisk’w Hit  (Owl House).  

Leslie is the recipient of the Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Fellowship Established Professional Award, Rasmuson Individual Artist Award, the first Julius B. Richmond Young Leader in Public Health Award, the first National Award for Excellence in Public Health Leadership, the Sun Memorial Award for exemplifying a commitment to improving the health and well-being of people in underserved populations, and the Schweitzer Award for reverence for life. Leslie is a two-time gold, four-time silver and bronze medalist in North American Travel Journalist Association’s Travel Media Competition and bronze medalist in Society of American Travel Writer Lowell Thomas Award.  She is a Fellow for Life with the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. 

Losing her mother and brother to hepatitis B at the age of twenty-one inspired her to found the Hepatitis B Initiative in 1997, which she later expanded to the Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. area with Thomas Oh. Today, this award-winning nonprofit continues to operate in several states offering free hepatitis B, hepatitis C, cholesterol, glucose screenings, and flu vaccinations to these communities: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burmese, Cambodian, Cameroon, Chinese, Egyptians, Ethiopian, Filipino, Ghanaian, Hmong, Indian, Indonesian, Korean, Laotian, Mongolian, Moroccan, Nepalese, Nigerian, Pakistani, Saudi Arabian, Sierra Leone, Somalian, Sudan, Syrian, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, and more.

Formerly, she was Federal Liaison to the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Chair of healthfinder Interagency Steering Committee, Program Chair for the American Public Health Association’s Asian Pacific Islander Caucus and Program Chair for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian Caucus.

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Happy New Year! Forthcoming in February issue of T Happy New Year! Forthcoming in February issue of Travel + Leisure. A story about @glacierbaynps (one of eight #nationalparks in @travelalaska my mother asked me to visit after her death). This is the essay I’ve been working on since March. As you consider future travel plans in the new year, #glacierbaynationalpark is a great place to heal from this pandemic. See for yourself why this place is called a living laboratory of how #naturerecovers from catastrophic events and why my memoir ends here. You will need to reserve in advance as there is only one place to stay @glacierbaylodge ... the season is from late May to mid Sept although the visitor center is open all year round.
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This #photo is one of two that will appear with the article. Through @glacierbaylodge you can board a high-speed catamaran to the face of #johnshopkinsglacier which rises about 250 feet above sea level. This #glacier is known for its turquoise sheen and black bands of debris. It’s one of our planet’s few advancing #tidewaterglacier ! If you look closely at #myphoto , you’ll find black-legged #kittiwakes waiting for the ice to #calve into the ocean and stir up plankton. There are also dappled gray #harborseals pups drifting by on #icebergs ...safe for the time being from killer whales.
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Happy New Year! Forthcoming in February issue of T Happy New Year! Forthcoming in February issue of Travel + Leisure. A story about @glacierbaynps (one of eight #nationalparks in @travelalaska my mother asked me to visit after her death). This is the essay I’ve been working on since March. As you consider future travel plans in the new year, #glacierbaynationalpark is a great place to heal from this pandemic. See for yourself why this place is called a living laboratory of how #naturerecovers from catastrophic events and why my memoir ends here. You will need to reserve in advance as there is only one place to stay @glacierbaylodge ... the season is from late May to mid Sept although the visitor center is open all year round.
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This #photo is one of two that will appear with the article. Through @glacierbaylodge you can board a high-speed catamaran to the face of #johnshopkinsglacier which rises about 250 feet above sea level. This #glacier is known for its turquoise sheen and black bands of debris. It’s one of our planet’s few advancing #tidewaterglacier ! If you look closely at #myphoto , you’ll find black-legged #kittiwakes waiting for the ice to #calve into the ocean and stir up plankton. There are also dappled gray #harborseals pups drifting by on #icebergs ...safe for the time being from killer whales.
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Happy New Year! Forthcoming in February issue of T Happy New Year! Forthcoming in February issue of Travel + Leisure. A story about @glacierbaynps (one of eight #nationalparks in @travelalaska my mother asked me to visit after her death). This is the essay I’ve been working on since March. As you consider future travel plans in the new year, #glacierbaynationalpark is a great place to heal from this pandemic. See for yourself why this place is called a living laboratory of how #naturerecovers from catastrophic events and why my memoir ends here. You will need to reserve in advance as there is only one place to stay @glacierbaylodge ... the season is from late May to mid Sept although the visitor center is open all year round.
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This #photo is one of two that will appear with the article. Through @glacierbaylodge you can board a high-speed catamaran to the face of #johnshopkinsglacier which rises about 250 feet above sea level. This #glacier is known for its turquoise sheen and black bands of debris. It’s one of our planet’s few advancing #tidewaterglacier ! If you look closely at #myphoto , you’ll find black-legged #kittiwakes waiting for the ice to #calve into the ocean and stir up plankton. There are also dappled gray #harborseals pups drifting by on #icebergs ...safe for the time being from killer whales.
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Forthcoming in February issue of Travel + Leisure. Forthcoming in February issue of Travel + Leisure. A story about @glacierbaynps (one of eight #nationalparks in @travelalaska my mother asked me to visit after her death). This is the essay I’ve been working on since March. As you consider future travel plans in the new year, #glacierbaynationalpark is a great place to heal from this pandemic. See for yourself why this place is called a living laboratory of how #naturerecovers from catastrophic events and why my memoir ends here. You will need to reserve in advance as there is only one place to stay @glacierbaylodge ... the season is from late May to mid Sept although the visitor center is open all year round.
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This #photo of mine is one of two that will appear with the article. Through @glacierbaylodge you can board a high-speed catamaran to the face of #johnshopkinsglacier which rises about 250 feet above sea level. This #glacier is known for its turquoise sheen and black bands of debris. It’s one of our planet’s few advancing #tidewaterglacier !
If you look closely, you’ll find black-legged #kittiwakes waiting for the ice to #calve into the ocean and stir up plankton. There are also dappled gray #harborseals pups drifting by on #icebergs ...safe for the time being from killer whales.
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Forthcoming in February issue of Travel + Leisure. Forthcoming in February issue of Travel + Leisure. A story about @glacierbaynps (one of eight #nationalparks in @travelalaska my mother asked me to visit after her death). This is the essay I’ve been working on since March. As you consider future travel plans in the new year, #glacierbaynationalpark is a great place to heal from this pandemic. See for yourself why this place is called a living laboratory of how #naturerecovers from catastrophic events and why my memoir ends here. You will need to reserve in advance as there is only one place to stay @glacierbaylodge ... the season is from late May to mid Sept although the visitor center is open all year round.
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This #photo of mine is one of two that will appear with the article. Through @glacierbaylodge you can board a high-speed catamaran to the face of #johnshopkinsglacier which rises about 250 feet above sea level. This #glacier is known for its turquoise sheen and black bands of debris. It’s one of our planet’s few advancing #tidewaterglacier !
If you look closely, you’ll find black-legged #kittiwakes waiting for the ice to #calve into the ocean and stir up plankton. There are also dappled gray #harborseals pups drifting by on #icebergs ...safe for the time being from killer whales.
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#glacierbay #MyGlacierBay #alaska #visitalaska #travelphotography #nationalpark #nationalparksusa #instagood #photographersofinstagram #neverstopexploring #photooftheday #tbt #yolo #nature #naturephotography #follow #picoftheday #beautiful #lastpost2020
Forthcoming in February issue of Travel + Leisure. Forthcoming in February issue of Travel + Leisure. A story about @glacierbaynps (one of eight #nationalparks in @travelalaska my mother asked me to visit after her death). This is the essay I’ve been working on since March. As you consider future travel plans in the new year, #glacierbaynationalpark is a great place to heal from this pandemic. See for yourself why this place is called a living laboratory of how #naturerecovers from catastrophic events and why my memoir ends here. You will need to reserve in advance as there is only one place to stay @glacierbaylodge ... the season is from late May to mid Sept although the visitor center is open all year round.
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This #photo of mine is one of two that will appear with the article. Through @glacierbaylodge you can board a high-speed catamaran to the face of #johnshopkinsglacier which rises about 250 feet above sea level. This #glacier is known for its turquoise sheen and black bands of debris. It’s one of our planet’s few advancing #tidewaterglacier !
If you look closely, you’ll find black-legged #kittiwakes waiting for the ice to #calve into the ocean and stir up plankton. There are also dappled gray #harborseals pups drifting by on #icebergs ...safe for the time being from killer whales.
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#glacierbay #MyGlacierBay #alaska #visitalaska #travelphotography #nationalpark #nationalparksusa #instagood #photographersofinstagram #neverstopexploring #photooftheday #tbt #yolo #nature #naturephotography #follow #picoftheday #beautiful #lastpostof2020
This is what happens by the 5th day riding with @s This is what happens by the 5th day riding with @svam_snowboardteam #sbx . Big sister @ko_snowboarder films her 12yo brother. #snowboarding #snowboard #svam #laketahoe #california #skiresort #skiresortlife #snowboardlife #snowboardlifestyle
@hyattlaketahoe offers activities like #paintandsi @hyattlaketahoe offers activities like #paintandsip during #covid_19 that  meets their goal: “If we all spread one ray of sunshine, we can light up the world.” @pelotonista Julie, our #painting instructor, and I chatted about how 600 people have signed up for these #outdoor and #wellness activities since the #hyattregencylaketahoe launched their #outdoorwellness events shortly after #911 . My husband and I were celebrating his #bday. I needed a #datenight that would also help us #heal from the #grief of our #conure dying right before we sat down for #thanksgiving. The added pain...being that we might have caused his #death with our #selfcleaningoven ! The workshop lasted two hours and here’s what we came up with. Can you guess which one is mine? I had never seen my husband #paint before and I loved watching him using the right side of his brain and truly #letgo for once of all the #stress in our lives. The room we were in was on the 11th floor. The next two photos show the view while we painted. #hyatt @tahoenorth #tahoenorth #laketahoe #laketahoelife #california #californialove #californiaadventure #northlaketahoe
#swimming in a #pool has been the greatest challen #swimming in a #pool has been the greatest challenge during this #pandemic . How have you worked around the issue of staying #sixfeetapart in #pools? At the @hyattlaketahoe in @tahoenorth you can swim from 8am-10pm year round. The pool is so large we didn’t have a problem with enjoying the whole place to ourselves! My kids loved the indoor entrance (first photo) and the water wasn’t too hot or too cold. It was hot enough for us to #swim outside and see the steam rising. 
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Swipe left to see their 24 hr #gym with 6 @onepeloton #pelotonbikes. My husband’s favorite. I of course enjoyed the peace and quiet of the #lakefront #cottages (#petfriendly by the way) where I got a lot of reading and writing done. Last photo is one of their two #firepits where you can make your own #smores with complimentary kits ! #hyatt #hyattregency #tahoeadventures #laketahoe #laketahoelife #tahoenorth #tahoenorthshore #california #californialove #californiaadventure

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