Introduction Victor T. King: Scholar par excellence, ethnicity and identity to heritage, and many things in between Victor T. King: Opinions, Thoughts, and Reflections 1 'Contested' Identities of 'Orang Tomohon', Minahasa, North Sulawesi KIM YeKyoum 2 Of Native Concerns: Brooke, the Bugis and Borneo Stephen C. DRUCE 3 'Escape control' and/or 'Out of control': Chinese Mining Communities (Kongsi) in West Borneo, 1780s-1850s OOI Keat Gin 4 Of Killing Filthy Dogs and Japanese Pets: Military Administration in Sarawak, the Quisling Issue, and Inter-Ethnic Relations (September 1945 to April 1946) OOI Keat Gin 5 Revisiting the Question of Rank and Egalitarianism in Borneo amongst the Bhuket of Sarawak Shanthi THAMBIAH 6 Dayak, Moving Forward JAYUM Anak Jawan 7 Jobbing as Methodology: Victor T. King's involvement with Area Studies and some implications for Japanese Studies and beyond Ioannis GAITANIDIS.