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

  • The Vietnam War and Its Impact on the Philippines and Its Social Movements: Commemorating the 50th Year of Vietnam's Reunification | A Public Forum
  • Mind Matters: A Mental Health Talk on Stress and Coping | A Workshop
  • IN THE SPOTLIGHT: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Philippines | A Class Lecture

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the UP Center for International Studies and UP Korea Research Center, successfully hosted the special lecture, “Kung Ano Ang Natutunan Ko Bilang Manunulat sa Panonood ng K-Dramas Tungkol sa Kasaysayan” (What I Learned as a Writer From Watching Historical K-Dramas) last 23 February 2024 at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center Auditorium, UP Diliman.

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The Association of Southeast Asian Studies – UK is now accepting submissions for its “ASEAS International Ph.D. Workshop” to be held on 21-22 May 2024. The workshop is hosted by Brawijaya University in Malang, Indonesia and sponsored by the University of Leeds. The deadline for submission is on 31 March 2024.

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The UP Asian Center and the Japan Foundation Manila will hold the "Japanese Studies in the Philippines: The 6th Japanese Studies Research Development Competition” on 9 March 2024, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (GMT+8) and 23 March 2024, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (GMT+8), both at the Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public.

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In partnership with the Institute of Asian and African Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU-IAAS), the UP Asian Center recently held a two-day online international conference, Asia Today: Meaningful Change in the Post-Pandemic Transition last 9-10 November 2023, via Zoom.

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The UP Asian Center and the Asian Studies Center recently conducted a joint conference, “New Asian Connectivities” last 12-13 December 2023 at the UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman.