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

China Majors of the UP Asian Center Serve as Panel Reactors in Chinese Studies Conference

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Graduate students and alumni of the UP Asian Center served as reactors at the 2nd Junior Conference on Chinese Studies held last 16 November 2015 at Faber Hall, Ateneo de Manila University. They commented on various China-related papers by Chinese Studies students of the Ateneo de Manila University.

  • Harold I. Diokno (China Studies)
    Panel: Politics, Philosophies and Ideologies
  • Ivy Marie Ganadillo (China Studies)
    Panel: Tourism, Migration and Social Mobility
  • Janina Clare Tan (China Studies)
    Panel: Culture and Family Life
  • Lucio B. Pitlo III (China Studies)*
    Panel: Politics, Philosophies and Ideologies
  • Paulo Benedicto Villar (China Studies)
    Panel: Tourism, Migration and Social Mobility

Joining them were Asian Center alumni who also majored in China Studies, Korea Studies and South Asian Studies.

  • Charles Joseph de Guzman (China Studies)
    Panel: Politics, Philosophies and Ideologies
    Master of Ceremony
  • Katrina Navallo (China Studies)
    Panel: Culture and Family Life
  • Gilbert Jacob Que (South Asian Studies)
    Panels: Emerging Trends: Technology, Social Media and Education; Culture and Family Life
  • Archie Resos (Korea Studies)
    Tourism, Migration and Social Mobility

Carrying the theme “Chinese Studies in Southeast Asian Countries”, the 2nd Junior Conference for Chinese Studies aims to capture the interest of Filipino undergraduate students in pursuing China as an area of study, as well as foster interdisciplinary topics about Chinese Studies. Furthermore, the conference provides a venue for Filipino undergraduate students to showcase their research on China-related topics.

Photo: Asian Center graduate students and alumni together with paper presenters and fellow reactors. Courtesy of the Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Studies, Ateneo de Manila University.

The conference was organized by the Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Studies, Ateneo de Manila University. 

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