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31. "Two Trees Make a Forest": Jessica J. Lee (author)
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31. "Two Trees Make a Forest": Jessica J. Lee (author)

Waste Not WHY Not

August 4, 202033m 36s

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Show Notes

"Two Trees Make a Forest" is a mix of nature writing and memoir, that follows the narrator Jessica J. Lee through Taiwan’s landscape and history. Born from an immigrant family that moved across 3 continents within 3 generations, Jessica uses her training in natural history to uncover her connections to Taiwan. 

Jessica J. Lee is a British-Canadian-Taiwanese author based in Berlin. In this episode, she chats candidly about her feelings as an outsider/insider, her hikes in Taiwanese mountains, and the subtle politics of ecology and nature writing. 

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