Leslie Nguyen-Okwu

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2018

Leslie Nguyen-Okwu is a Stanford University-educated journalist in Taiwan covering emerging Asia. Her work has been featured in NatGeo, BBC and NPR. She serves as a Lonely Planet Local for Taipei and a local expert for Google (via EnVeritas Group). Her reporting include getting a knife massage in Taiwan and having a magic tattoo done in Cambodia.

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The fishermen are ready with their nets as sardines leap toward the fire.

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At Sea on Taiwan's Last Fire-Fishing Boats

Generations of nocturnal fishermen have lured their catch with fire.

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