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

News @ UP Asian Center

  • Pioneering Philippine Ethnography and Prehistory: The Digital Release of the Works of F. Landa Jocano | Online Launch and Roundtable
  • UP Asian Center and TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program Information Session | A Webinar [for Second Semester, AY 24-25]
  • Meet the New Asian Center Dean: Associate Professor Noel Christian A. Moratilla, Ph.D.

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs, will host the webinar, “Philippine Studies Abroad: Promoting the Filipino Identity in a Multicultural, Multipolar World” on 29 November 2023, 3PM, (GMT+8), via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public but registration is required.

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In support of the University’s goal of internationalization, the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman received Her Excellency Megawati Manan, Ambassador of Brunei to the Philippines,​ last 6 October 2023.

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The UP Asian Center is now accepting applications for the January/February 2024 intake (Second semester, Academic Year 2023–2024). The deadline for application is on 11 December 2023.

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The UP Asian Center will hold an Academic Programs Information Session on 14 November 2023, 2:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public but signing in to a (free) Zoom account is required.

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with UP CIFAL Philippines, UP Population Institute, Quezon City Public Employment Service Office, and the National Commission of Senior Citizens, will be hosting the public forum, “Migration, Ageing, and the Future of Care” on 25 October 2023, 1:00 PM to 4:15 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Lecture Hall 1, School of Statistics New Building, University of the Philippines, Diliman. The event is free and open to the public.