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

Anniversary Activities

The UP Asian Center will organize lectures, conferences, film showings, food festival, roundtable, book launch, and cultural activities to celebrate its 64th anniversary, with the theme, Asia 4.0: Changes and Challenges. 

The UP Asian Center is celebrating its 63rd anniversary with the theme, “Bridging Asia and the Philippines, Bringing Asia to Filipinos,” through week-long activities from 12 to 17 November 2018 at the UP Asian Center, Quezon City.