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Sean Wang Zi-Ming

Sean Wang Zi-Ming

Sean Wang Zi-Ming (he/him) is a Plant Humanities post-baccalaureate fellow at Dumbarton Oaks. He holds a BA in Comparative Literature and Environmental Science and Public Policy from Harvard University. Raised in Singapore’s multicultural tropics, he is interested in literary and scientific imaginaries of the natural world and their implications on environmental governance.

Opened Durian Tropical Fruit on Green Colored Background.
Plant of the Month

Disgust, Desire, and Durian

How Southeast Asia’s famously pungent fruit became a source of cultural identity and global demand.
Watercolor illustration of Plumeria Acuminata commissioned by Scottish doctor and botanist William Roxburgh, late 18th century or early 19th century.
Plant of the Month

Plant of the Month: Frangipani

An ornamental plant whose white flowers hang over graveyards and temples in Southeast Asia presents complicated questions on national belonging and religious identity.