• Forthcoming: National Geographic
• Forthcoming: contributor to The Atlas of Mountaineering, edited by Katie Ives and Conrad Anker, forthcoming in Fall 2025 from Phaidon Press.
• July 2024: Co-authored Lonely Planet guide on Washington, Oregon, & the Pacific Northwest
• December 14, 2023: “If You Want To, You Can Fly” published in Moonshine Ink.
• December 10, 2023: “Through Lens and Line: Fly fishing in Hokkaido” in Adventure Travel.
• October 12, 2023: “Teaching Girls to Soar” published in Moonshine Ink.
• October 11, 2023 – December 15: Teaching “Travel Writing 1” with Write Like a Honey Badger.
• Sept 5 – October 31: Teaching “Travel Writing Master Class 1” with Write Like a Honey Badger.
• May 4, 2023: “The Best Workout Headphones to Keep You Training in 2023” in Runner’s World.
• March 29, 2023: “The Best Rooftop Tents for Overlanding Adventures Near and Far” in Popular Mechanics.
• February 28, 2023: Leslie receives a gold medal in “Outdoor and Adventure Photography” in 31st annual NATJA Awards for “Lost and Found” originally published in Alpinist Magazine.
• October 22, 2022: “The 11 Best Ski and Snowboard Goggles of 2022” in Travel + Leisure
• October 5, 2022: “The 8 Best Hiking Shoes and Boots for Women of 2022” in Travel + Leisure
• September 16, 2022: “The Best Family Tents, According to Camping Experts” in Travel + Leisure
• September 6, 2022: “The Best Travel Toothbrushes of 2022” in Travel + Leisure
• August 26, 2022: “The Best Sleeping Pads of 2022” in Travel + Leisure
• July 19, 2022: “The Best Camping Lanterns for Your Next Outdoor Getaway” in Travel + Leisure
• June 29, 2022: “The Best Sleeping Bags of 2022, Tested by an Expert” in Travel + Leisure
• June 28, 2022: “The Best Hiking Socks for Every Type of Adventure” in Travel + Leisure
• May 18, 2022: Leslie speaks at Tourism Cares Meaningful Travel Summit on a panel called “Diversity in the Outdoors”
• April 15, 2022: “Spot Breaching Whales and Calving Glaciers from Your Balcony” published in Virtuoso.
• Spring 2022: “Lost and Found” published in Alpinist Magazine.
• February 10-March 3, 2022: Santiago, Chile and 18-day Antarctica Expedition where Leslie photographed the launch of the Black Travel Advisory Board to Hurtigruten.
• February 28, 2022: Leslie receives two gold medals and a silver in 30th annual NATJA Travel Media Awards. “All in Good Time” (an excerpt from her memoir Fireweed) originally published in Travel+Leisure won gold in Destination Travel and Family Travel. “There’s a Passport Backlog in the Bay Area and nationwide. Here are some hacks to get yours faster” originally published in SF Gate won silver in Travel Tips and Advice.
  
• November 2021 – February 2022: Leslie is guest editor for Alpinist Magazine.
• October 22- 31, 2021: In Brazil, Leslie rapels, spelunks and canyoneers in the Devil’s Cave. She white water rafts in the Atlantic Forest and explores the sustainability and adventures of the Ribeira Valley in Sao Paulo state, an exciting emerging destination for adventure travellers.
• Aug 7-10, 2021: Atlantis Bahamas (swim with dolphins, release sea turtle, spa treatmt) and fly-fishing for bone fish in Andros Island.
• July 2021: “There’s a passport backlog in the Bay Area and nation wide. Here are some hacks to get yours faster” published in SF Gate.
• July 2021: “Why is this totem pole traveling across America?” published in National Geographic Travel.
• June 3-7, 2021: Leslie explores the fine dining culinary scene of Todas Santos and La Paz, Mexico including fishing in the Sea of Cortez for dinner.
• May 2021: Interview for The Freelance Outdoorswoman
• Mar 2021: Leslie receives a gold medal and 2 silvers in 29th annual NATJA Travel Media Awards Competition. “Looking for a socially-distant escape? Go to a River” published in Vogue won gold in Travel Tips & Advice During a Pandemic; “Talking to Kids About Xenophobia” published in National Geographic won silver in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility; “The Living Forest” published in Backpacker Magazine won silver in Cultural Travel.
• Feb 2021: “All in Good Time” published in Travel+Leisure Feb issue.
• Feb 2021: Quoted in National Geographic Travel
• Nov 14, 2020: Leslie spoke about “Saving Lives with Stories” at National Hepatitis B & C Conference sponsored by APAMSA
• Aug 18, 2020: “Looking for a Socially Distanced Escape? Go to a River” published in Vogue Magazine.
• May 26, 2020: “Talking to Kids About Xenophobia” published in National Geographic.
• May/June 2020: “The Living Forests” cover story published in May/June issue of Backpacker Magazine.
• April 27, 2020: “Ocean Nerds, Check Out These Online Experiences” published in Outside Magazine.
• April 2020: “Meet the Parents Whose Passion for the Planet Inspired Them to Change” published in April/May issue of Parents Magazine.
• March 2020: Judge for Delaware Press Association
• February 2020: Leslie receives 2 gold medals in 28th NATJA Travel Media Awards Competition. “Painting the Next Chapter” published in Adventure Journal won gold in Lifestyle, Personality and Profiles – Print; “What It’s Like to Break Bread in the Desert” in Saveur Magazine won gold in Family Travel – Online.
• December 20, 2019: “5 Things We Can Learn from Tiger Parents” published in Parents Magazine
• December 6, 2019: “Good Gear: Buy a Flannel, Help Save the Ocean” published in REI
• October 23, 2019: Leslie keynotes Swarthmore Asian Organization hepatitis B awareness event
• October 22, 2019: Winner of Society of American Travel Writer Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award. “What It’s Like to Break Bread in the Desert” originally published in Saveur Magazine earns bronze in cultural tourism.
• October 16, 2019:  Leslie reads from her memoir at The Ross Mansion in Seaford, Delaware hosted by Mary Pauer.  Other speakers include: Katherine Ward, and Tamra Wilson
• September 18, 2019: “5 of the Most Incredible Fly-Fishing Trips” published in Outside Magazine
• Summer 2019: Profile on artist Sarah Uhl forthcoming in Adventure Journal Quarterly
• June 2019: “Glacier Kayak among Icebergs and Ice Caves in Iceland” published in N by Norwegian Magazine
• May 1, 2019: “The Ultimate Canyoneering Kit for Women” published in Outside Magazine
• May/June 2019: “The Hiker’s Code of Conduct” published in Backpacker Magazine
• January 2019: Leslie receives 2 gold medals, 2 silvers, and honorable mention in 27th NATJA Travel Media Awards Competition. “The Couple in Trouble” published in Outside Magazine won gold in the Destination Travel online, “A Guilt-Free Day on the Slopes: One adventurous family’s guide to the latest in ecofriendly snowboarding gear” originally published in Sierra Magazine won gold in Eco, Environmental or Volunteer Travel, “The Couple in Trouble” published in Outside Magazine won silver in Health and Wellness Travel, “Snags” originally published in Panorama Journal of Intelligent Travel won silver in Cultural Travel online,“Snags” originally published in Panorama Journal of Intelligent Travel won Honorable Mention in Long-Form Narrative category.
• January 14, 2019: Leslie receives Individual Artist Fellowship Established Professional Award from Delaware Division of the Arts.
• November 3, 2018: Leslie will keynote the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship national leadership conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma and sign copies of Waymaking
• October 12, 2018: Leslie is reading her short story from Grace in Darkness at Fall for the Book Festival, Virginia at 12-1:15pm and sign copies of Waymaking
• October 2018: “State of Nature” (Alaska) published in Morning Calm Magazine
• September 19, 2018: “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” published in Taste by Naomi Tomky includes an interview with Leslie.
• July 13, 2018: Leslie is speaking with Phillappa Biddle about ethics in her photography and writing at Impact Travel Immersion conference in New York.
• July 7, 2018: Leslie is reading her short story from Grace in Darkness in Rockville, Maryland. Contact Leslie for details.
• June 22, 2018: “The Best National Parks for Kids” published in Outside Magazine.
• May 7, 2018: “On the Line” short story published in Grace in Darkness anthology.
• April 13, 2018: “The 8 Genius Hacks You Need to Know Before Visiting Harry Potter World” in Real Simple Magazine
• March 28, 2018: “Snowboarding Gear That’s Actually Designed for Women” in Outside Magazine
• March 2018: K’e yil yal tx’i: Saying Something in Alpinist Magazine wins Bronze in Family Travel, Solas Awards The Solas Awards are an annual competition to find the best writing being done about the world today. The Travelers’ Tales editors choose winners in 20 categories ranging from adventure to humor, from destination to memoir, and everything in between.
• January 27, 2018: “A Guilt-free Day on the Slopes” in Sierra Magazine
• January 14, 2018: “4 More Nutrition Myths that No Hiker Should Believe” in Backpacker Magazine
• Winter 2017: “Listen and Experience without Words” in First Alaskans Magazine
• Winter 2017: Leslie named “a Force of Nature” and “badass” by Misadventures: the Adventure Magazine for Women.
• November 16-19, 2017: Leslie speaking at Kendal Mountain Film Festival
• November 16, 2017: Leslie and her family tested 20 items for Backpacker Magazine’s The Best Gifts for Hikers of 2017
• October 20, 2017: “Iceland is one of the healthiest countries in the world — and the secret lies in its cuisine” in MIC 
• October 15, 2017: Snags (an excerpt from Fireweed: A Memoir) published in Panorama Journal of Intelligent Travel
• September 28, 2017: Why Adventure Travel is Good for the Family in Conde Nast Traveler.
• September 26, 2017: The Couple in Trouble in Outside Magazine
• August 25, 2017, 6:30pm: Join me for free tacos and beer! Hear a sneak peek of forthcoming work. I’ll raffle off Patagonia and other brands that I test along with my mother’s wildlife artwork. Keynote speaker for REI’s #ForceofNature campaign. Register for free.
• July 2017: 5 Nutrition Myths That No Hiker Should Believe in Backpacker Magazine.
• June 2017: Rules, Shmoolz Some parenting dogma is made for breaking and the backcountry is the place to do it in Backpacker Magazine
• June 18, 2017: Eat, Sleep, Play: A Recipe for a Happy Outdoorsey Dad in Sierra Magazine
• June 3, 2017: Leslie speaking about “Travel Writer as Cartographer” and “Third Culture Point of View: Writing from a Multicultural Perspective” at NonfictioNOW.
• June-July, 2017: K’e yil yal tx’i: Saying Something in Alpinist Magazine
• May 22, 2017: Test gear and talk to 200 Middle schoolers
• May 14, 2017: “Gear for Adventurous Families” in Sierra Magazine
• April 6, 2017: “19 Products That Will Make Traveling With Kids Easier” in Travel+Leisure
• March 28, 2017: “What are the Best Snacks for Backcountry Skiing and Riding?” in Backpacker Magazine
• March 1, 2017: “Warp Thread” wins Bronze in Family Travel category of 2017 Solas Awards sponsored by Travelers’ Tales.
• February 2017: Leslie receives 2 silvers, 1 bronze and 2 finalists in 25th NATJA Travel Media Awards Competition. “How Canoes Are Saving Lives and Restoring Spirit” published in Smithsonian won silver in Special Focus Travel Articles – Internet : Local lifestyle and bronze in Special Focus Travel Articles – Internet: Cultural, Educational, Self-improvement Travel, “Yes, that’s my toddler snowboarding. Extreme sports don’t have to stop when you have kids” originally published in Washington Post won silver in Special Focus Travel Articles – Internet: Intergenerational and Family Travel and was a finalist in Special Focus Travel Articles – Internet: Sports, Recreation, and Adventure, “Get your head in the clouds at high elevation W. VA resort” originally published in Washington Post was a finalist in Destination Travel, Domestic Newspaper, “
• January 8, 2017: “I tried the Chinese practice of ‘sitting the month’ after childbirth” Published in Washington Post.
• December 18, 2016: “In Pennsylvania, a tubing and snowboarding destination for families” Published in Washington Post Travel
• November 24, 2016: Backpacker Magazine Holiday Gift Guide
• November 5, 2016: Leslie will speak at Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Leadership conference in Boston
• October 30, 2016: “Cool Enough” published in Panorama: Journal of Intelligent Travel
• October 29, 2016: Leslie will speak at BinderCon NYC on Close to Home: The Beginner’s practical guide to Travel Writing
• September 1, 2016: “The Right Mask” wins award in Magazine Feature Writing category of 85th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition
• July/Aug 2016: “The Best New Outdoor Gear for Kids” Published in Sierra Magazine
• June 27, 2016: Leslie interviewed in “National Park Centennial Coverage Would Lead You to Believe That Only White Men Use Love and Write about Our Parks“
• May 24, 2016: “AAPI Heritage Month Recap: Champions for Art and Storytelling” on White House Blog.
• May 19, 2016: The Hepatitis B Initiative receives Viral Hepatitis Testing Award at White House
• May 13, 2016: “These Chinese-American Women Are the Champions of Change Heroes” on Vision.
• May 5, 2016: Leslie featured in World Journal
• May 4, 2016: Leslie featured in World Journal
• May 4, 2016: Leslie spoke at the White House as “White House Champions of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling.” Watch recording here.
• May 2, 2016: “10 Asian American, Pacific Islanders to be honored by the White House for being ‘Champions of Change’” on The American Bazaar. \
• May 2, 2016: “AAPI Heritage Month: White House Honors Artists & Story Tellers” on AsAmNews.
• May 2, 2016: “White House to honor Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders” on Dallas Morning News.
• May 2016: Leslie named as “White House Champions of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling.” She was nominated for her leadership and tireless work to raise the visibility of diverse AAPI experiences and create dialogue around issues the community faces.
• May 2016: “How to Love the Rain” Published in Backpacker Magazine
• April 30, 2016: “Our founder, Leslie Hsu Oh, named as White House Champions of Change” on Hepatitis B Initiative.
• April 29, 2016: “Meet The White House Champions of Change For Asian American And Pacific Islander Art And Storytelling” on Asian Angry Man Blog.
• April 1, 2016: NPR’s Pulse interviews Leslie in “Scientists involved with hepatitis C cure turn focus to hepatitis B“
• March 25, 2016: Leslie Hsu Oh’s daughters featured in Today Show
• March 23, 2016: Leslie Hsu Oh joins Panorama: The Journal of Intelligent Travel as a Contributing Writer. They selected 40 out of 6000 applicants!
• March 20, 2016: “W.Va.’s ‘island in the sky’ hosts pristine trails for skiing and snowboarding” Published in Washington Post Travel
• March 9, 2016: Leslie Hsu Oh discusses Phenomenal by Leigh Ann Henion. Published at The Military Spouse Blog Review.
• February 23, 2016: “How to Enjoy a Family Ski Resort Without Skiing.” Published in Parenting Magazine.
• January 22, 2016: “Yes, that’s my toddler snowboarding. Extreme sports don’t have to stop when you have kids.” Published in Washington Post.
• November 24, 2015: Leslie Hsu Oh spoke at George Washington University on “The Untold Story of Hepatitis B.” Sponsored by APAMSA.
• November 13, 2015: “Important Lessons about Giving from Alaska: The More You Give, the More You Get Back” published in TODAY Show Parenting Team.
• October 2015: “The Right Mask” published in Alaska Magazine.
• October 24, 2015: Leslie Hsu Oh and HBI featured in World Journal.
• July 26-28, 2015: Leslie Hsu Oh invited to Hep B United Summit and World Hepatitis Day events.
• July 24, 2015: Leslie Hsu Oh featured in Sampan Newspaper.
• July 16, 2015: SinoVision interviews Leslie Hsu Oh.
• July 16, 2015: Leslie Hsu Oh speaks at journalist workshop in Boston.
• June 2015: “Masters and Apprentices” appears with a new ending in Arctic Studies Center’s newsletter.
• May 31, 2015: Leslie Hsu Oh speaks at HBI-DC 5th Annual Benefit Gala and Awards Dinner.
• May 12, 2015: Leslie Hsu Oh speaks at Congressional Viral Hepatiits Reception.
• April 25, 2015: Sit’ Tlein: The Story of Hubbard Glacier’s Spirit and Indigenous Knowledge of Tlingit Seal-Hunting Practices wins 1st place in Alaska Press Club Award for Best Environmental Reporting. Judge says, “This piece is beautifully and sensitively written, and offers an inspiring story of science, understanding, cooperation and healing. It carefully navigates a deep cultural divide, taking readers to a spectacular natural setting that serves as a touchstone for exploring how people, place and natural resources are intimately connected.”
• April 20, 2015: Leslie Hsu Oh interviews Leigh Newman at 49 Writers.
• March/April 2015: “Master. Apprentice: Artists and their students at the Alaska Native Heritage Center discuss their work and why mentoring matters” published in Native Peoples Magazine
• March 2015:Oh family featured in Greenbriar Flyer, Girl Scout and Boy Scouts.
• January 2015: Sit’ Tlein: The Story of Hubbard Glacier’s Spirit and Indigenous Knowledge of Tlingit Seal-Hunting Practices and Woosh teen ayxa’a! Daa naaytee! We paddle together, imitating our ancestors nominated for Alaska Press Club Award
• December 23, 2014: The Great Blue Heron posted at Love+eMotion
• November 2014: “Tail End Clearing of the Pathway to the Light: Alaska’s first certified Tribal doctor (cover story)” and “Engaging Our Youth: Smithsonian Pilots New Program at Inuit Studies Conference” and “Losing Everything We Stand For” featured in National Library of Medicine’s Native Voices Exhibit.
• September 3, 2014: Brace Yourself posted at Spawn and Survive
• Summer 2014: Sit’ Tlein: The Story of Hubbard Glacier’s Spirit and Indigenous Knowledge of Tlingit Seal-Hunting Practices published in First Alaskans Magazines
• August 13-23, 2014: Leslie Hsu Oh invited to attend Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. Reading @ Blue Parlor.
• August 3, 2014: Is Batman Real? posted at Love+eMotion
• August 2014: “Woosh teen ayxa’a! Daa naaytee! We paddle together, imitating our ancestors” originally featured in First Alaskans Magazine wins 83rd Annual Writer’s Digest Competition
• July 30, 2014: HBI-DC receives award at White House Commemoration of World Hepatitis Day
• July 7-14, 2014: Leslie Hsu Oh receives O’Dwyer Scholarship to attend Squaw Valley Writers Conference
• June 11, 2014: CoreeILBO features Leslie Hsu Oh and HBI-DC ‘s Benefit Gala and Awards Dinner
• June 2014: Cover story “Did I Kill My Son?” published in Asian Fortune Magazine
• June 9, 2014: Leslie Hsu Oh featured in Albert Schweitzer Fellowships’s “A Leader in Service“
• June 8, 2014: Leslie Hsu Oh speaks at HBI-DC’s Benefit Gala and Awards Dinner
• May 25, 2014: HBI and Leslie Hsu Oh featured in World Journal
• May 25, 2014: HBI and Leslie Hsu Oh featured in Doi Nay
• May 25, 2014: HBI and Leslie Hsu Oh featured in Korea Daily
• May 13, 2014: What Military Spouses are Reading posted at Military Spouse Book Review
• May 11, 2014: Book Review: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey posted at Military Spouse Book Review
• May 11: 2014: Leslie Hsu Oh and Thomas Oh featured in Washington Chinese Daily News
• May 10, 2014: Leslie Hsu Oh and Thomas Oh featured in Asian Gazette
• May 10, 2014: Leslie Hsu Oh and Thomas Oh featured in World Journal
• May 8, 2014: Leslie Hsu Oh speaks and moderates National Hepatitis Awareness Month Journalist Workshop
• April 9, 2014: HBI published in Journal of Immigrant and Migratory Health
• March 2014: Selected to attend Folio Management’s “Publishing the Right First Book: How to Position Yourself for a Long and Successful Writing Career.”
• Spring 2014: “Woosh teen ayxa’a! Daa naaytee! We paddle together, imitating our ancestors” published in First Alaskans Magazine
• Spring 2014: “Tilting Point: The Resilience of Arctic Youth” published in First Alaskans Magazine
• Dec/Jan 2014:“Yugtun Defenders” published in First Alaskans Magazine
• June/July 2013: “Epsalnguipagtat: How They Weren’t Stifled by Sewing” published in First Alaskans Magazine
• July 26, 2013: Leslie Hsu Oh speaks at World Hepatitis Day at White House, sponsored by White House Offices of National AIDS Policy and National Drug Control Policy
• July 11, 2013: Vacation Pictures: Patricia, Edith, Leslie
  posted at Novel Adventures
• July 8, 2013: Shrink and Swell posted at Novel Adventures
• June 5, 2013: Western vs Traditional Medicine posted at Novel Adventures
• Summer 2013: Leslie Hsu Oh teaches Introduction to Creative Writing, University of Alaska Anchorage
• May 15, 2013: Love Food posted at Novel Adventures
• April/May 2013: “Tail End Clearing of the Pathway to the Light: Alaska’s first certified Tribal doctor” published in First Alaskans Magazine
• April 22, 2013: Leslie Hsu Oh interviews Christine Byl on 49 Writers
• March 13, 2013: Life Off the Grid posted at Novel Adventures
• Spring 2013: “Warp Thread” published in Fourth Genre.
• 2013: “Love Food” accepted in anthology titled Tao of Parenthood.
• February 2013: Leslie Hsu Oh teaches Nonfiction Apprenticeship for 49Writers
• February/March 2013: “Breaking Conventions: How the Smithsonian’s Arctic Studies Center Makes a Difference” published in First Alaskans Magazine.
• February/March 2013: “Engaging Our Youth: Smithsonian Pilots New Program at Inuit Studies Conference” published in First Alaskans Magazine.
• December 2012/January 2012: “Giving Outside the Box: Traditions of Giving and Living a Good Life” published in First Alaskans Magazine.
• December 2012/January 2013: “This Thing That Happens: How to Remove Grief” published in First Alaskans Magazine.
• November 23, 2012: Off the Beaten Track: Native Traditions of Giving
  posted at Novel Adventures.
• August/September 2012: “Quiet in my Arms: Scholars find ways to respectfully preserve oral traditions” published in First Alaskans Magazine.
• April 2012: “Mooncake” (poetry) forthcoming in Stoneboat.
• May 2012: One of my students from the 49 Writing Center class I taught in October just published an essay we worked on together in Alaska Magazine.
• January 2012: “Mother for her People” and “A Dogmusher’s Secret” published in First Alaskans Magazine.
• October 23, 2011: Introduced Dr. Howard Koh, the Assistant Secretary for Health at the US Department of Health and Human Services, at HBI-DC‘s Benefit Gala and Award Dinner.
• August 8, 2011: Leslie Hsu Oh teaches at Anchorage School District Advanced Academy: Writing Institute.
• May 5, 2011: Love + eMotion Blog wins Alaska Professional Communicator’s Award
• April 26, 2011: Leslie Hsu Oh interviews Howard Blum
• March 2011: Kids These Days! wins AK Professional Communicators “Best Talk Radio Show” and “Best Website” for a non-profit and AK Press Club “Best Public Affairs Program”
• 2011: New edition of The Whale of A Boy by Auxilia Hsu, which was translated from English to Chinese and published originally in 1995, includes a new foreword written by Leslie Hsu Oh.
• January 10, 2011: Leslie Hsu Oh interviews Don Rearden
• 2010: “Between the Lines” was listed as a 2009 Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2010
• December 6, 2010 : Leslie interviewed on NPR Tell Me More
• November 14, 2010: Leslie and Thomas Oh keynote address for HBI-DC Hep B Free DC Gala Night
• November 1, 2010: Leslie founds Love + eMotion Blog launched at Kids These Days!
• October 26, 2010: “Raising Techno Addicts” published and aired on Kids These Days! KSKA-FM 91.1
• September 2010: Leslie receives Alaska Writers Guild Scholarship
• June 2010: “Red Balloon” published in Cirque
• Summer 2009: “Between the Lines” published in Under the Sun
• Spring 2009: “Love Food” published in Rosebud Magazine along with new poems from Alice Walker, unpublished lyrics from Jim Morrison, and a new story by W.P Kinsella (the author who wrote Field of Dreams).
• April 2009: “Good Neighbors” by Mary Harris workshopped and revised in my creative writing course won the UAA Student Showcase
• December 2008: “Raising Awareness About a Silent Killer” by Ryan Blitstein in Miller-McCune
• 2008: Leslie receives Rasmuson Individual Artist Award
• April 2006: Testimonies to Mark L. Wolf, Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
• 2003: Inova Joins Church Leaders to Provide Free Health Screenings, Press Release
• August 2003: Hsu LD et al. “Student Leadership in Public Health Advocacy: Lessons Learned from the Hepatitis B Initiative,” The American Journal of Public Health
• August 3, 2001: “Hepatitis B, A Disease for the Generation Next” in The Rafu Magazine (p.1) (p.2) (p.3) (p.4) (p.5), Volume III, Number 19
• 1999-2001: The Office of the Surgeon General highlighted a number of community and state programs that supported important priorities as models for action. HBI-Boston was one of five listed as a model program on Surgeon General’s Web site.
• April 1999 : “HepB Initiative reaches out to Asian community” in Boston University Medical Center MedCenterNews
• April 16, 1999 : “Preventing Hepatitis B in the Asian Community” in Sampan Article
• June 3, 1998: “Awards, Prizes, and Honors” in Harvard School of Public Health’s Around the School
• Spring/Summer 1998 : “Fighting Hepatitis in Boston’s Chinatown” in Harvard Public Health Review
• May 20, 1998: Leslie Hsu and Gina Cobin writes “The Partnership of Traditional Navajo Medicine and Biomedical Health Care Practices at the Chinle Comprehensive Core Facility” for the Role of Traditional Navajo Medicine Committee at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, funded by the Harvard University Native American Program Nation Building Project.
• April 1998: “HSPH Student Hsu Receives Award ” in Harvard School of Public Health’s Around the School
• February 20, 1998 : “Free Hepatitis B Screenings” in News in Brief Sampan
• February 15, 1998 : “Q&A with Leslie Hsu, South Cove Health Center in Chinatown” in The Boston Globe.
• January 23, 1998 : “Graduate Students fight Hepatitis B in Boston” in Harvard School of Public Health’s Around the School
• September 19, 1997 : “Students to Launch Boston Program Against Hepatitis B” in Harvard Medical School’s Focus
  

• “Looking for a socially-distant escape? Go to a River” published in Vogue won gold in 29th NATJA Travel Media Awards Travel Tips & Advice During a Pandemic category (2021).
• “Talking to Kids About Xenophobia” published in National Geographic won silver in 29th NATJA Travel Media Awards Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility category (2021).
• “The Living Forest” published in Backpacker Magazine won silver in 29th NATJA Travel Media Awards Cultural Travel category (2021).
• Leslie receives 2 gold medals in 28th NATJA Travel Media Awards Competition. “Painting the Next Chapter” published in Adventure Journal won gold in Lifestyle, Personality and Profiles – Print; “What It’s Like to Break Bread in the Desert” in Saveur Magazine won gold in Family Travel – Online (2020).
• Winner of Society of American Travel Writer Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award. “What It’s Like to Break Bread in the Desert” originally published in Saveur Magazine earns bronze in cultural tourism (2019).
• “The Couple in Trouble” published in Outside Magazine won gold in the 27th NATJA Travel Media Awards Destination Travel online category (2019).
• “A Guilt-Free Day on the Slopes: One adventurous family’s guide to the latest in ecofriendly snowboarding gear” originally published in Sierra Magazine won gold in the 27th NATJA Travel Media Awards Eco, Environmental or Volunteer Travel category (2019).
• “The Couple in Trouble” published in Outside Magazine won silver in the 27th NATJA Travel Media Awards Health and Wellness Travel category (2019).
• “Snags” originally published in Panorama Journal of Intelligent Travel won silver in the 27th NATJA Travel Media Awards Cultural Travel online category (2019).
• “Snags” originally published in Panorama Journal of Intelligent Travel won Honorable Mention in the 27th NATJA Travel Media Awards Long-Form Narrative category (2019).
• “K’e yil yal tx’i: Saying Something” published in Alpinist Magazine wins Bronze in Family Travel category of Best Travel Writing Solas Awards The Solas Awards are an annual competition to find the best writing being done about the world today. The Travelers’ Tales editors choose winners in 20 categories ranging from adventure to humor, from destination to memoir, and everything in between (2018).
• “Warp Threads” in Fourth Genre, Spring 2013 wins Bronze in Family Travel category of Best Travel Writing Solas Awards sponsored by Travelers’ Tales (2017).
• “W.Va.’s ‘island in the sky’ hosts pristine trails for skiing and snowboarding” in Washington Post Travel, Finalist in Destination Travel, Domestic Newspaper, 2016 North American Travel Journalist Association Award (2017).
• “Yes, that’s my toddler snowboarding. Extreme sports don’t have to stop when you have kids.” in Washington Post, Silver in Intergenerational and Family Travel and Finalist in Sports, Recreation, and Adventure 2016 NATJA Award (2017).
• “How Canoes Are Saving Lives and Restoring Spirit” in Smithsonian Magazine, Silver in Local Lifestyle & Bronze in Cultural, Educational, Self-Improvement Travel, 2016 NATJA Award (2017).
• “The Right Mask” originally featured in Alaska Magazine wins Honorable Mention in Magazine Feature Writing, 85rd Annual Writer’s Digest Competition (2016).
• Leslie Hsu Oh named White House Champions of Change for AAPI Storytelling and Art (2016).
• Sit’ Tlein: The Story of Hubbard Glacier’s Spirit and Indigenous Knowledge of Tlingit Seal-Hunting Practices wins 1st place in Alaska Press Club Award for Best Environmental Reporting (2015)
• Woosh teen ayxa’a! Daa naaytee! We paddle together, imitating our ancestors wins 83rd Annual Writer’s Digest Competition (2014)
  
• HBI-DC receives award at White House Commemoration of World Hepatitis Day (2014)
• Leslie receives O’Dwyer Scholarship to attend Squaw Valley Writers Conference (2014)
• Leslie selected to attend Folio Management’s “Publishing the Right First Book: How to Position Yourself for a Long and Successful Writing Career.” (2014)
• The Hepatitis B Initiative wins National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable Community Advocate Award (2013)
• Love+eMotion Blog wins Alaska Professional Communicators Award (2011)
• Alaska Writers Guild Scholarship (2010)
• Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Award (2008-2009)
• “Good Neighbors” by Mary Harris workshopped and revised in my creative writing course won the UAA Student Showcase (2009)
• HBI-DC receives the Organization of Chinese Americans Community Service Award (2009)
• USUAA Travel Grant and UAA’s Graduate Student Association Scholarship (2006-2007)
• Honorable Mention, 25th Annual Anchorage Daily News/UAA Creative Writing Contest (2006)
• Assistant Secretary for Health’s Award for innovative community engagement in improving healthfinder.gov for specific populations (2002)
• OPHS Special Recognition Award for creative contributions to surgeongeneral.gov and healthfinder.gov , resulting in improved service to the public (2001)
• Service Award for initiative in reaching out to Hispanic audiences (2001)
• Hammer Award for www.healthfinder.gov , National Partnership for Reinventing Government (2000)
• Superior Accomplishment Award for outstanding service in leading the evaluation of www.healthfinder.gov (2000)
• Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service for Healthy People 2010 (2000)
• Office of Public Health and Science outstanding Surgeon General’s website (www.surgeongeneral.gov) team (2000)
• Albert Schweitzer Award for reverence for life (1998)
• The first New England Regional Office, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Young Leader in Public Health Award for outstanding dedication to the health and well being of the community and demonstration of initiative and advocacy in public health (1998)
• Sun Memorial Award for exemplifying a commitment to improving the health and well-being of people in underserved populations (1998)
• The first National Award for Excellence in Public Health Leadership, Public Health Foundation Enterprises (1997)
• Prior to 1997: Member of UCLA Student Honors Program, Mortar Board, Golden Key, Alpha Lambda Delta. Distinguished Scholar Award, McDonnell Douglas Scholarship for leadership and academic achievement (4yrs), UCLA Alumni Association Achievement Award (3yrs), Rose and Sam Gilbert Honors and Bette Don Prell Honors Scholarship.

• Feb 2021: Quoted in National Geographic Travel
• September 19, 2018: “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” published in Taste by Naomi Tomky includes an interview with Leslie.
• 2018: Leslie selected as media delegate by Adventure Travel Trade Association for their AdventureNEXT NearEast conference.
• Winter 2017: Leslie named “a Force of Nature” and “badass” by Misadventures: the Adventure Magazine for Women.
• June 27, 2016: Leslie interviewed in “National Park Centennial Coverage Would Lead You to Believe That Only White Men Use Love and Write about Our Parks“
• May 24, 2016: “AAPI Heritage Month Recap: Champions for Art and Storytelling” on White House Blog.
• May 19, 2016: The Hepatitis B Initiative receives Viral Hepatitis Testing Award at White House
• May 13, 2016: “These Chinese-American Women Are the Champions of Change Heroes” on Vision.
• May 5, 2016: Leslie featured in World Journal
• May 4, 2016: Leslie featured in World Journal
• May 4, 2016: Leslie spoke at the White House as “White House Champions of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling.” Watch recording here.
• May 2, 2016: “10 Asian American, Pacific Islanders to be honored by the White House for being ‘Champions of Change’” on The American Bazaar.
• May 2, 2016: “AAPI Heritage Month: White House Honors Artists & Story Tellers” on AsAmNews.
• May 2, 2016: “White House to honor Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders” on Dallas Morning News.
• May 2016: Leslie named as “White House Champions of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling.” She was nominated for her leadership and tireless work to raise the visibility of diverse AAPI experiences and create dialogue around issues the community faces.
• April 30, 2016: “Our founder, Leslie Hsu Oh, named as White House Champions of Change” on Hepatitis B Initiative.
• April 29, 2016: “Meet The White House Champions of Change For Asian American And Pacific Islander Art And Storytelling” on Asian Angry Man Blog.
• April 1, 2016: NPR’s Pulse interviews Leslie in “Scientists involved with hepatitis C cure turn focus to hepatitis B“
• March 25, 2016: Leslie Hsu Oh’s daughters featured in Today Show
• October 24, 2015: Leslie Hsu Oh and HBI featured in World Journal.
• July 24, 2015: Leslie Hsu Oh featured in Sampan Newspaper.
• July 16, 2015: SinoVision interviews Leslie Hsu Oh.
• March 2015: Ethan Oh wins first place in Pinewood Derby. Leslie Hsu Oh and Thomas Oh featured in Greenbriar Flyer.
• June 2014: Cover story “Did I Kill My Son?” published in Asian Fortune Magazine
• June 11, 2014: CoreeILBO features Leslie Hsu Oh and HBI-DC ‘s Benefit Gala and Awards Dinner
• June 9, 2014: Leslie Hsu Oh featured in Albert Schweitzer Fellowships’s “A Leader in Service“
• May 25, 2014: HBI and Leslie Hsu Oh featured in World Journal
• May 25, 2014: HBI and Leslie Hsu Oh featured in Doi Nay
• May 25, 2014: HBI and Leslie Hsu Oh featured in Korea Daily
• May 11: 2014: Leslie Hsu Oh and Thomas Oh featured in Washington Chinese Daily News
• May 10, 2014: Leslie Hsu Oh and Thomas Oh featured in Asian Gazette
• May 10, 2014: Leslie Hsu Oh and Thomas Oh featured in World Journal
• April 26, 2011: Leslie Hsu Oh interviews Howard Blum
• April 9, 2014: HBI published in Journal of Immigrant and Migratory Health
• January 10, 2011: Leslie Hsu Oh interviews Don Rearden
• December 6 , 2010: “Asian-Americans Disproportionally at Risk for Hepatitis B.” NPR Tell Me More
• December 2008: “Raising Awareness About a Silent Killer” by Ryan Blitstein in Miller-McCune
• 2006: DVD [30 MB, 7:30 minutes in length] for Pastors and Leaders of Faith-based Organizations, HBI-DC
• 2006: DVD [18 MB, 4:30 minutes in length] for Congregations, HBI-DC
• April 2006: Testimonies to Mark L. Wolf, Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
• August 3, 2001: “Hepatitis B, A Disease for the Generation Next” in The Rafu Magazine, Volume III, Number 19.
• April 1999 : “HepB Initiative reaches out to Asian community” in Boston University Medical Center MedCenterNews
• April 16, 1999 : “Preventing Hepatitis B in the Asian Community” in Sampan Article
• Spring 1998: Public Health Hero in Harvard Public Health Review
• June 3, 1998: “Awards, Prizes, and Honors” in Harvard School of Public Health’s Around the School
• Spring/Summer 1998 : “Fighting Hepatitis in Boston’s Chinatown” in Harvard Public Health Review
• April 1998: “HSPH Student Hsu Receives Award ” in Harvard School of Public Health’s Around the School
• February 20, 1998 : “Free Hepatitis B Screenings” in News in Brief Sampan
• February 15, 1998 : “Q &A with Leslie Hsu, South Cove Health Center in Chinatown” in The Boston Globe.
• January 23, 1998 : “Graduate Students Fight Hepatitis B in Boston” in Harvard School of Public Health’s Around the School
• September 19, 1997 : “Students to Launch Boston Program Against Hepatitis B” in Harvard Medical School’s Focus