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

A Salute to their Achievements: Asian Center Students Attend UP Recognition Day

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Students of the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman were recognized for their outstanding academic performance and for their participation in national and international conferences at the 2015 Parangal sa Mag-Aaral held on Wednesday, 6 May 2015, UP Theater, University of the Philippines Diliman. 

Eight students of the Asian Center were recognized as University Scholars, having achieved a GWA average of 1.25 or better from the first semester of Academic Year 2013 to 2014 to the second semester of Academic Year 2014 to 2015. 

  • Baliao, Martin Earl
  • Cartujano, Lara Danielle 
  • Garchitorena, Aron Jayson
  • Gomez, Jan Michael
  • Ramos, Milovy Mariel
  • Turingan, Gil
  • Villota, Alleson
  • Yonaha, Yvan Ysmael
  • Ong, Jerome (Tricollege)
  • Pinzon, Mary Jannete (Tricollege)

At the same time, the following students received certificates of recognition for presenting papers in conferences in the Philippines and abroad, and/or for taking part in various international workshops.

  • Bacalso, Aileen 
  • Bragas, Bernard (Tricollege)
  • Carreon, Latasha
  • de Leon, Ann
  • Diokno, Harold
  • Feraren, John Mychal
  • Ganadillo, Ivy
  • Lucas, Jerome*
  • Marasigan, Arlyne (Tricollege)
  • Navallo, Katrina
  • Ong, Jerome (Tricollege)
  • Paje, Philip (Tricollege)
  • Pena, Romeo (Tricollege)
  • Ramirez, Mary Roseanne
  • Sarmiento, Denzel
  • Uyanguren, Glennis (Tricollege)
  • Uyseco, Wayne
  • Que, Gilbert

* A previous version of this article stated that Mr Jerome Lucas is from the Tricollege.

The Asian Center offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. The Center offers a Ph.D. program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. For an overview of these graduate programs, click here. The Asian Center also publishes Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, the latest issue of which can be downloaded at the journal's website. For other news and upcoming events at the Asian Center, click here.