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I’ll Ask An Alaskan – Ivan

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I’ll Ask An Alaskan is a human interest series of six 3 1/2 minute episodes featuring real life first-hand accounts and stories from Alaskans, both Native and non-Native.

Episode 6: Ivan
Ivan Night is an entrepreneur. He sells tea from the family business, he makes his own beer, plays in a band called Pamyua and makes his o wn honey from bees he keeps himself. Ivan keeps bees in Alaska and that’s not an easy task. As you might recall, it gets cold and bees don’t like that.When he’s not tending his hives, he plays guitar with Pamyua. His favorite part of playing in the band is when they tour the remote parts of Alaska. Those are the villages and communities most Alaskans can’t get to and he feels privileged to play there.

I’ll Ask An Alaskan – Cassier

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I’ll Ask An Alaskan is a human interest series of six 3 1/2 minute episodes featuring real life first-hand accounts and stories from Alaskans, both Native and non-Native.

Episode 5: Cassier
If you ever visited the rainy, cool Homer spit, you probably couldn’t help but notice what looks like a pirate ship permanently settled along the lagoon. It’s a houseboat, owned by Cassier O’Neill Cousins. It’s actually an old WWII ship her family built a house on top of with old logs they hauled from a nearby saw mill. Cassier says her father had many ideas for the boat, including a miniature golf course and an old boat museum, before eventually making it into the place where she grew up.

I’ll Ask An Alaskan – Felipe

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I’ll Ask An Alaskan is a human interest series of six 3 1/2 minute episodes featuring real life first-hand accounts and stories from Alaskans, both Native and non-Native.

Episode 4: Felipe
Felipe Godoy Diaz remembers when he first came to Anchorage from Chile, his home country. “It was cold and dark and I never thought winter would end,” he said as he recounted his first few months in the state. Now, he’s a permanent resident, engaged to his college sweetheart and owns his own business. Felipe worked hard for these accomplishments and it wasn’t easy. His parents were undocumented immigrants. They lived in poverty for many years until Felipe’s father eventually earned enough money to buy the cleaning business he worked at. Felipe feels fortunate and now advocates for people who are “dreamers” just like he once was.

I’ll Ask An Alaskan – Gayle and Julie

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I’ll Ask An Alaskan is a human interest series of six 3 1/2 minute episodes featuring real life first-hand accounts and stories from Alaskans, both Native and non-Native.

When people get older, one of the last things they want to deal with is discrimination. Julie Schmidt and her wife Gayle Schuh are two leaders in Alaska’s elderly LGBT community who are working to prevent just that. Julie is the program coordinator for Sage Alaska, an organization that helps the elderly LGBT community in Anchorage, Eagle River and beyond. She says men and women in her community can face discrimination in nursing homes or in other care facilities when they transition from living on their own to getting some help.

I’ll Ask an Alaskan – Hannah

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I’ll Ask An Alaskan is a human interest series of six 3 1/2 minute episodes featuring real life first-hand accounts and stories from Alaskans, both Native and non-Native.

Episode 2: Hannah
Winters can be especially tough for homeowners in Fairbanks. Permafrost can cause your pipes to freeze, thus leaving you without running water and an indoor restroom. But, if you live in what’s known as a “dry cabin” you won’t have that problem. What’s a dry cabin, you ask? It’s basically a cabin with NO indoor plumbing. For 37 year-old Hannah Hill, dry cabin living is more about affordability than living off the grid, so to speak.

I’ll Ask An Alaskan – Mindy

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I’ll Ask An Alaskan is a human interest series of six 3 1/2 minute episodes featuring real life first-hand accounts and stories from Alaskans, both Native and non-Native.

Episode 1: Mindy
What’s the next best thing to Alaska? The Emerald City, otherwise known as Seattle. A lot of Alaskans relocate there to escape the winters, or join family. That’s exactly what Mindy Heyano (Yup’ik) did. She’s a commercial fisherman who grew up in Dillingham with a love for sports and snowmobiling. She likes the city life of Seattle, but also enjoys going home to Dillingham too.

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