JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by ipr101
HTML
<ul>
<li class="yearCategory"><a href="javascript:void(0)">2011</a></li>
<ul class="subCategory">
<li><a href="javascript:void(0)">January</a></li>
<li><a href="javascript:void(0)">February</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
JavaScript
$("a").click(function () {
alert($(this).parents('ul').find('li.yearCategory > a').text())
})