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

The Asian Center is currently looking for a Part-Time Japanese Language Instructor. If interested, please submit your curriculum vitae and other supporting documents related to the language competency and language teaching qualifications (i.e. Nihongo Kyoshi Kentei, 420 hour Nihongo Kyoshi Yosei Koza, documents to prove teaching experiences, degree/s in related fields, JLPT for non-native speaker, etc.) on or before 27 March 2015 to:

Office of the College Secretary
Asian Center, UP Diliman
Quezon City, Philippines
Telephone number: 9270909
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The Asian Center offers MA degrees in Asian and in Philippine Studies. The Asian Studies program offers specializations in Northeast Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, South Asian Studies, or West Asian Studies. The Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allow students to specialize on Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. The Center also 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. Like the Asian Center on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @upasiancenter.