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

Upcoming Events @ UP Asian Center

Feb. 12 - April 30, 2013
ASEAN Hall, GT Toyota Hall of Wisdom, Asian Center UP Diliman

February 6, 2013 @ 6:00pm
GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center

Responding to the intense longing for self-determination and freedom, five Filipino artists of this generation unite to redress and dig deep to the complex, bitter and sweet account of Colonialism. In a tapestry of music, video, costuming and dance sourced from the Filipino culture and life, creativity transport the artist's hope and voice to bring Colonial as a multi-sensorial and trans-cultural piece whose language speaks to a global audience.

October 2, 2012, 1:00-5:00pm, ASEAN Hall, GT Toyota Asian Cultural Center

The opening ceremony of a photographic exhibition:
“Kizuna All Together Bayanihan: Representation of ‘Tohoku’”
4:45pm, Japan Hall, GT-Toyota Asian Center Hall of Wisdom, University of the Philippines

“Reconstruction of Filipino Community in Disaster Area of Japan”
A special lecture by Dr. Wako Asato (Kyoto University)
At 5:15pm, Japan Hall, GT-Toyota Asian Center Hall of Wisdom, University of the Philippines

 

The opening ceremony of a photographic exhibition:
“Kizuna All Together Bayanihan: Representation of ‘Tohoku’”
At 4:45pm on September 13, 2012