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

News @ UP Asian Center

  • CALL FOR PAPERS | International Summer School "Towards Inclusive Global Histories" in Sweden

    The UP Asian Center in collaboration with the European Network in Universal and Global History (ENIUGH), the Global Diplomacy Network (GDN), and the Linnaeus University Center for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies (LNUC) is now ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for the  International Summer School "Towards Inclusive Global Histories" on 7-9 September 2025 at Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden. The deadline for applications is on 31 January 2025

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  • PateroSpunkS: Fashioning Fine Arts | An Exhibit Launch

    The UP Asian Center with the support of the UP Office of the President invites the public to attend the upcoming launch of the exhibit titled “PateroSpunkS: Fashioning Fine Arts” on 8 December 2024, 4:00 PM, at the Japan Hall, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. Register for the event through the link provided.

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  • AC and TriCollege Program Writing Bootcamp | Asian Center and TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program

    The UP TriCollege PhD Philippine Studies Program and the UP Asian Center will hold a Writing Bootcamp on 7 and 14 December 2024, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, PST (GMT+8) at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is FREE OF CHARGE. Limited slots are available. Registrations are on a first-come, first-serve basis. All registrants are expected to attend the two-day boot camp.  The deadline for registration is on 5 December 2024.

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The UP Asian Center in collaboration with the European Network in Universal and Global History (ENIUGH), the Global Diplomacy Network (GDN), and the Linnaeus University Center for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies (LNUC) is now ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for the  International Summer School "Towards Inclusive Global Histories" on 7-9 September 2025 at Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden. The deadline for applications is on 31 January 2025

The UP Asian Center with the support of the UP Office of the President invites the public to attend the upcoming launch of the exhibit titled “PateroSpunkS: Fashioning Fine Arts” on 8 December 2024, 4:00 PM, at the Japan Hall, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. Register for the event through the link provided.

The UP TriCollege PhD Philippine Studies Program and the UP Asian Center will hold a Writing Bootcamp on 7 and 14 December 2024, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, PST (GMT+8) at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is FREE OF CHARGE. Limited slots are available. Registrations are on a first-come, first-serve basis. All registrants are expected to attend the two-day boot camp.  The deadline for registration is on 5 December 2024.

The UP Asian Center in partnership with the Embassy of Malaysia in Manila will hold the forum "60 Years of Malaysia-Philippines Relations: Deepening Cooperation in a Dynamic World" on 5 December 2024, 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. Lunch and refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating.

The UP Asian Center and the Department of Foreign Affairs will hold the ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS of the International Conference on Philippine Studies, Dialogo: Philippine Studies Goes Global, on 29 November 2024, 9:00 AM, PST (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is required. LIMITED SLOTS ONLY.