One morning several years ago, Lee Wan had an epiphany while eating breakfast. Looking at the various generic packages of cereal, juice and sugar that were on his kitchen table, he began to casually scan the items’ ingredients labels and the countries of their origin. Unsettled by these insignificant yet telling details, Lee began to consider how the most basic necessities of everyday life, such as simple breakfast foods, had traveled from small factories in Southeast Asia to giant supermarkets in the United States and Europe.