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Nathan grew up on the east coast of the United States, where he was exposed to a variety of Asian languages and developed a deep interest in the diversity of culture and language. After studying Comparative Culture at Sophia University and Development Studies at the University of London, he completed his doctoral degree in Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University. Nathan has worked with think tanks, international organizations and development assistance projects on environmental governance and natural resource management in Southeast Asia since 1998. His current project aims to place diversity of language, culture and biological resources centrally within analysis of rapid socio-economic change at the interface of the global and local.