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

Asian Center Faculty Meets Fellow Scholars from Guangxi University of Nationalities

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Last 28 July 2015, several Asian Center faculty, led by Dean Joefe B. Santarita, Ph.D. held a discussion on ASEAN-China relations with fellow academics from ASEAN College, Guangxi University of Nationalities.

Meeting at the ASEAN Hall, Hall of Wisdom, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, the scholars also explored prospective avenues of cooperation between the Asian Center and Guangxi University of Nationalities. Areas of mutual interest include faculty exchanges, cross enrollment of graduate students and joint research.

Joining Dean Santarita (5th from right) were fellow faculty, Dr. Aileen Baviera (3rd from right) and Dr. Tina Clemente (3rd from left), both China specialists; Dr. Henelito Sevilla, Jr, Assistant Professor at the Asian Center (1st from left); and Chito Sta Romana (4th from left), president of the Philippine Association for China Studies. The Guangxi University of Nationalities delegation was led by Professor Chen Bingxian, who was a visiting fellow at the Asian Center several years ago. 

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