Birds' Nests: Business and Ethnicity in Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia is renowned for birds nests and the birds nest trade. A birds nest is often referred to as White Gold or the Caviar of the East. In Birds Nests: Business and Ethnicity in Southeast Asia, Kasem Jandam explores the history of using birds nests and outlines key aspects of the business: consumption and its impact on ecology and the environment, market innovations, and the legal system related to public, private, community, and nonexclusive