JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by jitter
HTML
<ul id="list1">
<li>
<span class="label">List 1 Item 1</span>
<ul id="list2">
<li>
<span class="label">List 2 Item 1</span>
</li>
<li>
<span class="label">List 2 Item 2</span>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<span class="label">List 1 Item 2</span>
</li>
</ul>
<div>Output:</div>
<div id="output"></div>
JavaScript
var selection = $("#list1").children("li");
selection.each(function() {
$("#output").append($(".label", this).html() + "<br />");
});