Crossing the boundaries in our mind, or border crossings is a common occurrence in our everyday lives. Crossings take place frequently not just across cultures but also across social groups, social class, generations and discourses. In a fast-paced, globalised world, these crossings have become even more prevalent. We are more connected than before and encounter borders which are not just geographical but political, social and cultural, and which increasingly challenge us to make more crossovers.

This book is a collection of eight articles which document different types of border crossings. Seven are research-based papers of crossings in various contexts in Southeast Asia, (specifically, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei) Japan and the United Kingdom, while one is a Malaysian authors self-reflective personal narrative.