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Creative NonfictionSelect PublicationsAdditional Publications

 

  • Forthcoming Bon Appetit, Backpacker Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, Outside Magazine, Panorama Journal, Sierra Magazine
  • 5 Nutrition Myths That No Hiker Should Believe
    Backpacker Magazine
    July 7, 2017
  • Eat, Sleep, Play: A Recipe for a Happy Outdoorsey Dad
    Sierra Magazine
    June 18, 2017
  • Rules, Shmoolz Some parenting dogma is made for breaking and the backcountry is the place to do it. Print | Online
    Backpacker Magazine
  • June 2017
  • K’e yil yal tx’i: Saying Something Print | Online
    Alpinist Magazine
    June-July 2017
  • Gear for Adventurous Families
    Sierra Magazine
    May 14, 2017
  • 19 Products That Will Make Traveling With Kids Easier
    Travel+Leisure
    April 6, 2017
  • What are the Best Snacks for Backcountry Skiing and Riding?Backpacker Magazine
    March 28, 2017  
  • I tried the Chinese practice of ‘sitting the month’ after childbirth Washington Post
    January 8, 2017
  • In Pennsylvania, a tubing and snowboarding destination for families
    Washington Post Travel
    December 13, 2016  
  • Cool Enough
    Panorama: The Journal of Intelligent Travel
    Oct 30, 2016
  • The Best New Outdoor Gear for Kids Print | Online
    Sierra Magazine
    July/Aug 2016
  • How to Love the Rain Print | Online
    Excerpt adapted from Fireweed: A Memoir
    Backpacker Magazine
    May 2016
  • W.Va.’s ‘island in the sky’ hosts pristine trails for skiing and snowboarding Print | Online
    Washington Post Travel
    March 20, 2016
  • How to Enjoy a Family Ski Resort Without Skiing
    Parenting Magazine
    February 23, 2016
  • Yes, that’s my toddler snowboarding. Extreme sports don’t have to stop when you have kids.
    Washington Post
    January 22, 2016
     
  • How Canoes Are Saving Lives and Restoring Spirit
    Smithsonian Magazine
    January 6, 2016
    LOhwonSilverNATJAAward
  • The Right Mask Excerpt adapted from Fireweed: A Memoir
    Alaska Magazine
    October 2015
  • Masters and Apprentices reprinted with a new ending
    Arctic Studies Center’s Newsletter
    Issue 22, June 2015
  • Master. Apprentice: Artists and their students at the Alaska Native Heritage Center discuss their work and why mentoring matters
    Native Peoples Magazine

    March/April 2015
  • If You Take Care of Them, They Will Take Care of You: Traditional Native Tools Promote Well-Being and Encourage Reasons for Living
    First Alaskans Magazine
    Fall 2014
  • Sit’ Tlein: The Story of Hubbard Glacier’s Spirit and Indigenous Knowledge of Tlingit Seal-Hunting Practices
    Summer 2014
    *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.”
  • Cover story “Did I Kill My Son?“
    Asian Fortune Magazine
    June 2014
  • Woosh teen ayxa’a! Daa naaytee! We paddle together, imitating our ancestors
    First Alaskans Magazine
    Spring 2014
  • Tilting Point: The Resilience of Arctic Youth
    First Alaskans Magazine
    Spring 2014
  • Yugtun Defenders
    First Alaskans Magazine
    Dec/Jan 2014
  • Epsalnguipagtat: How They Weren’t Stifled by Sewing
    First Alaskans Magazine
    June/July 2013
  • Warp Thread Excerpt adapted from Fireweed: A Memoir
    Fourth Genre
    Spring 2013
  • Tail End Clearing of the Pathway to the Light: Alaska’s first certified Tribal doctor(cover story) Excerpt adapted from Fireweed: A Memoir
    First Alaskans Magazine
    April/May 2013
  • Engaging Our Youth: Smithsonian Pilots New Program at Inuit Studies Conference
    First Alaskans Magazine
    February/March 2013
  • Breaking Conventions: How the Smithsonian’s Arctic Studies Center Makes a Difference in the Community
    First Alaskans Magazine
    February/March 2013
  • Giving Outside the Box: Traditions of Giving and Living the Good Life
    First Alaskans Magazine
    December 2012/January 2013
  • This Thing That Happens: How to Remove Grief
    First Alaskans Magazine
    December 2012/January 2013
  • Quiet in my Arms: Scholars find ways to respectfully preserve oral traditions
    First Alaskans Magazine
    August/September 2012
  • Mother for her People (Photos also taken by Leslie) Excerpt adapted from Fireweed: A Memoir
    First Alaskans Magazine
    January/February 2012
  • A Dogmusher’s Secret
    First Alaskans Magazine
    January/February 2012
  • Losing Everything We Stand For
    First Alaskans Magazine
    August/September 2011
  • Raising Techno Addicts
    Kids These Days! KSKA-FM 91.1
    October 26, 2010
  • Between the Lines (Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2010) Excerpt adapted chapter from Fireweed: A Memoir
    Under the Sun
    Summer 2009
  • Love Food Excerpt adapted from Fireweed: A Memoir
    Rosebud Magazine
    Spring 2009
  • Endorsements for Fireweed: A Memoir
  • “Elder Interview with Alberta Stephan” in LitSite Alaska
  • “Elder Interview with Walter Austin” in LitSite Alaska

 

 

  • Hsu L. Annotated Bibliography of Unpublished Literature on Alaska Native Traditional Healing. Arctic Health.
  • September 2009: The Voice of the Real People: North Slope Communities on NPR-A Social Science Plan. Alaska Native Science Commission.
  • March 2008: Juon HS., Strong C ., Oh TH., Castillo T., Tsai G., Oh LH. Public Health Model for Prevention of Liver Cancer Among Asian Americans. Journal of Community Health
  • December 2005: Southeast Alaska Regional Meeting Report. Alaska Native Science Commission.
  • March 2005: Southcentral Alaska Regional Meeting Report. Alaska Native Science Commission.
  • 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
  • May 2003: Understanding Our Users: How to Better Deliver Online Health Information to Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. [ HTML ] [ PDF ]
  • November 2002: Understanding Our Users: How to Better Deliver Online Health Information to American Indians and Alaska Natives. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. [ HTML ] [ PDF ]
  • May 20, 1998: Leslie Hsu and Gina Cobin writes and presents “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.

 

  • June 2006: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Expanding the Reach and Impact of Consumer e-health Tools.
  • December 2005: Yukon-Kuskokwim Alaska Regional Meeting Report. Alaska Native Science Commission.
  • October 2005: Northwest Alaska Regional Meeting Report. Alaska Native Science Commission.
  • Summer 2005: Listening and Learning. Alaska Native Science Commission. Volume 5.2.
  • Summer 2004: Listening and Learning. Alaska Native Science Commission. Volume 5.1.
  • Spring 2004: Hannibal K, Hsu LD, Forrow L. Case Study of The Hepatitis B Initiative. Harvard Medical School . Physician in Community. CN700.0.
  • November 2003: Hsu LD, Lam B, Hawks B. Designing a Health Information Web Site with the Community. San Francisco , CA , The American Public Health Association.
  • November 2003: Hsu LD. American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian Caucus Newsletter. American Public Health Association. Volume XVIII.
  • 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
  • May 2003: Understanding Our Users: How to Better Deliver Online Health Information to Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders
  • March 2003: Hsu LD. American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian Caucus Newsletter. American Public Health Association. Volume XVII.
  • January 2003: Hsu LD. Protect Yourself and the Health of Your Family. KCPC English Ministry. Lightspring.
  • November 2002: Understanding Our Users: How to Better Deliver Online Health Information to American Indians and Alaska Natives
  • July 2002: Hsu L. Transforming Personal Tragedy into Support for Others. Newsletter of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. Volume 5. No.2.
  • July 2002: Hsu LD et al. Get out from behind your desk: Using the web or other strategies to bring Healthy People 2010 to the community and underserved populations, Philadelphia , PA , The American Public Health Association, November 2002.
  • February 2002: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, Final Report-Toward a National Health Information Infrastructure.
  • December 2001: Surgeon General David Satcher. Expert Voices Essay-Eliminating Health Disparities. NIHCM.
  • December 2000: Baur C, Deering MJ, Hsu L. Defining, Assessing, and Implementing Quality Criteria in Online Consumer Health Information Services: Public Sector Approaches, Bethesda , MD , Science in a Digital World.
  • November 2000: Houston TK, Hsu L, Kaplan B, Kukafka, R. Evaluation in Consumer Health Informatics: Examples of Evaluations, How They Informed Their Projects, and How They Inform the Field. Los Angeles , California , AMIA.
  • June 2000: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, Interim Report-Toward a National Health Information Infrastructure.
  • January 2000: Hsu LD, Baker D, Deering MJ. Evaluating and redesigning healthfinder.gov. Washington DC , Partnerships in the New Millennium.
  • December 1999: Hsu LD. Evaluating the Design and Content of healthfinder.gov. Bethesda , MD , NIH Health Communication Forum.
  • April 1999: Hsu LD, Baker D, Eng T, Deering MJ. Building Better Online Health Information Resources with Consumer Participation. Utah , Infofair.
  • November 1998: Teich J., Abookire S., Hsu LD., Bates D., Thomas D. Clinical Software Quality Review at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Orlando, Florida, AMIA.
  • July 1998: Tran MK, Hsu LD, and Nguyen DT. A Program that Encourages Hepatitis B Vaccinations Among Asian Young Adults in Boston by Providing Free Access and an Age- and Culture-Appropriate Outreach Campaign. Atlanta , CDC.
  • Winter 1995: Hsu LD. Snoozing in Class? UCLA. Health and Wellness Letter. Volume 2.
  • Spring 1995: Hsu LD. Link Between Diet and Cancer. UCLA. Health and Wellness Letter. Volume 2.
  • 1994: Erler BS, Hsu L, Truong HM, Petrovic LM, Kim SS, Huh MH, Ferrell LD, Thung SN, Geller SA, Marchevsky AM: Image Analysis and Diagnostic Classification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma using Neural Networks and Multivariate Discriminant Functions. Lab Invest 71: 446-451.
  • March 1994: Erler BS, Hsu L, Truong HM, Petrovic LM, Kim SS, Huh MH, Ferrell LD, Thung SN, Geller SA, Marchevsky AM: Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Neural Networks and Linear Discriminant Functions of Nuclear Image Analysis Data: A Multicenter Study. Chicago, Int’l Conf Conp Cytol and Histol Lab.
  • March 1994:Marchevsky AM, Erler BS, Truong HM, Hsu L: An Inexpensive, Windows-Based Integrated Image Analysis System for the Pathology Laboratory. Chicago, Int’l Conf Comp Cytol and Histol Lab.
  • March 1994: Erler BS, Hsu L, Truong HM, Petrovic LM, Kim SS, Huh MH, Ferrell LD, Thung SN, Geller SA, Marchevsky AM: Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Neural Networks and Linear Discriminant Functions of Nuclear Image Analysis Data: A Multicenter Study. San Francisco , IAP.
  • March 1994: Erler BS, Hsu L, Truong HM, Ferrell LD, Thung SN, Geller SA, Marchevsky AM: Nuclear Image Analysis and Expert System Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. San Francisco , IAP.
  • March 1994: Erler BS, Truong HM, Hsu L, Marchevsky AM: A User-Assembled Windows-Based Integrated Image Analysis System for the Pathology Laboratory. San Francisco , IAP.
  • March 1994: Hsu L, Truong HM, Tolmachoff T, Petrovic L, Marchevsky AM: A Rule Based Expert System for the Classification of Hepatic Lesions Using the CAS 200 System. Washington , A.J.C.P.
  • March 1993: Erler BS, Hsu L, Truong HM, Marchevsky AM: An Integrated Image Analysis System for the Pathology Laboratory: Analysis of Data with Neural Networks, Expert Systems, and Statistical Methods. New Orleans , IAP.
  • March 1993: Erler BS, Hsu L, Truong HM, Petrovic LM, Kim SS, Huh MH, Ferrell LD, Thung SN, Geller SA, Marchevsky AM: Image Analysis and Diagnostic Classification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma using Neural Networks and Multivariate Discriminant Functions. IAP.
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