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 Alumni Association relaunched, elects new set of officers

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 The UP Diliman Asian Center alumni held a General Assembly on 28 January 2023, its first  since the pandemic. Noting the need for a strong organization that will partner with the Asian Center, the alumni who attended the hybrid activity relaunched the AC alumni association under the new name, Asian Center Alumni Association (ACAA), as required by the Security and Exchange Commission. In line with the other SEC registration requirement, the alumni also reviewed and updated the rules and bylaws of the association that previously went by the name of Alumni, Friends, and Benefactors of the Asian Center (AFBAC).
Another highlight of the General Assembly was the  election and the induction of the new set of officers. Newly elected president, Lorna Q. Israel together with Aron Jayson L. Garchitorena, Vice President for Internal Affairs, and Alicia "Alice" S. Raymundo, Vice President for External Affairs was inducted by Dean Sevilla, Jr. who led the oath-taking ceremony of the new set of officers.
The elected officers and directors are as follows:
President
Lorna Q. Israel
Vice President for Internal Affairs
Aron Jayson L. Garchitorena
Vice President for External Affairs
Alicia "Alice" S. Raymundo
Secretary
Shane Kay L. Taay
Treasurer
Katrina Kae Principe
Auditor
Elisor C. Guieb, Jr.
PRO
Ivy Jessen G. Galvan
Board Directors
Elisor C. Guieb
Elmer Albacete
Wilson Chua
Bella Lucas
 
The assembly was formally opened by Dean Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr. He was joined by former UP Asian Center deans, Dr. Eduardo T. Gonzalez and Dr. Carolyn I. Sobritchea, who  delivered the keynote address on the “Contributions of the Asian Center and its Alumni to the Philippine and Asian Studies.”  Outgoing president, Dr. Grace P. Odal-Devora, shared a short history and the current status of the alumni association. Meanwhile, former AFBAC President Dr. Elizabeth T. Urgel,  discussed the AFBAC rules and by-laws.
The activity was attended by 31 alumni. AC faculty members and staff also attended to show their solidarity and help run the hybrid activity.
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The UP 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.