Dr. Benedict Anderson, renowned and distinguished scholar of Southeast Asian studies, was a guest at a special public forum entitled, “A Conversation with Benedict Anderson,” which was held last 11 March 2013 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, University of the Philippines-Diliman. This forum was in the format of a panel interview conducted by four scholars from the University of the Philippines-Diliman—Dr. Eduardo Gonzalez of the UP Asian Center, Dr. Lily Rose Tope of the Department of English and Comparative Literature, Dr. Ramon Guillermo of the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature, and Dr. Michiyo Yoneno-Reyes of the UP Asian Center.