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

  • Ugnayan: 71 Years of Bridging the Philippines and Asia | Flag Ceremony and Special Lecture
  • Source Materials on Asian Ritual and Performance: Past Trajectories and Future Trends | A Onsite Lecture
  • Kapuluan: Archipelagic Convergences between Southeast Asia and the Pacific | An Onsite International Conference

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 The UP Asian Center will conduct the onsite lecture, "Source Materials on Asian Ritual and Performance: Past Trajectories and Future Trends" on 24 November 2026, 2:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8) at the Seminar Room, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged due to limited seating. 

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The UP Asian Center, with the support of the UP Diliman Office of the Chancellor and the UP Office of International Linkages (UP-OIL), invites everyone to the Onsite International Conference, “Kapuluan: Archipelagic Convergences between Southeast Asia and the Pacific.” The deadline for registration is 20 November 2026, Friday (Manila Time). The conference is ONSITE and is open to the general public. Participation in the conference is FREE. Conference Kits, meals, and certificates will be provided to accepted participants. LIMITED SLOTS ONLY. 

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The UP Asian Center will be hosting the online forum "Contextualizing Mindanao: Archives and Digitization for the Study of a Global Past" on 13 November 2026, 3:00 PM, PHT, Online via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, but signing up for a (free) Zoom account is required.

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The UP Asian Center will be hosting the online book talk of  Historia Obscura: The Philippines in 16th and 17th Century Portuguese Sources" on 10 November 2026, 3:00 PM, PHT, Online via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, but signing up for a (free) Zoom account is required.

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In celebration of their 71st founding anniversary, the UP Asian Center will hold a Flag Raising Ceremony and Special Lecture on 9 November 2026, 8:00 AM, PST (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Lawn and ASEAN-Japan Halls. The event is by invitation only.