The theme of this issue of Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia Vol.13 No.1 (April 2011) is "Charting borders". It may be better to say  that is an attempt to chart borders as cultural, linguistic and social interaction usually do not adhere to geographical boundaries on a map. Borders, on the other hand, can be seen as symbols of demarcation thaht define people. This contradiction between set administrative boundaries that demarcate geographical areas and the elusiveness of borders when it comes to social interaction in all its aspects, creates new diversity thaht you may axplore when you read the articles in this present issue