Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

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Following the success of the first Hiroshima International Conference on Peace and Sustainability (HICPS 2022), the Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS) at Hiroshima University and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) will jointly host the NERPS Conference 2023 February 28 to March 3, 2023 at the AIT campus in Thailand.

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News @ UP Asian Center

  • Korean Studies in the Global South | A Special Lecture
  • Making Waves: AC Korea Majors Participate in Conferences on Korean Studies in Seoul
  • Unwrapping Japanese Culture Through the Tenugui Textile | An Exhibit of Japanese Hand-Dyed Cloth

  • Korean Studies in the Global South | A Special Lecture

    The UP Asian Center in collaboration with the INHA Center for International Studies, UP Korea Research Center, and the UP Center for International Studies will host the special lecture, "Korean Studies in the Global South | A Special Lecture" on 29 August 2025, 3 PM to 5 PM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.

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  • Making Waves: AC Korea Majors Participate in Conferences on Korean Studies in Seoul

    Three Korea majors from the Asian Center recently participated in two major conferences on Korea Studies in Seoul, South Korea in May and July 2025.

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  • Unwrapping Japanese Culture Through the Tenugui Textile | An Exhibit of Japanese Hand-Dyed Cloth

    The UP Asian Center is organizing the exhibit and curator's talk, “Unwrapping Japanese Culture Through the Tenugui Textile: An Exhibit of Japanese Hand-Dyed Cloth” on 20 August 2025, 1 PM to 3 PM (GMT+8), ONSITE at the UP Asian Center. The exhibit and a pop-up store will run from 18 to 23 August 2025, 11 AM to 5 PM at the UP Asian Center.  The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.

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