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 and the UP Center for International Studies (CIS) hosted the Cultural Heritage Lecture: Heritage Law Vital Signs and Symbols last 24 October 2023 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium in celebration of the 23rd anniversary of the UP CIS.

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The Asian Center of the University of the Philippines Diliman is saddened by the passing of Professor Emeritus Josefa Saniel on 21 December 2023, and wishes to express its deep gratitude for her valuable service to the University and country.  Dr. Saniel, who was Asian Center Dean (1980-1983) and appointed as professor emeritus by UP in 1993, was a pioneer of and leading scholar in Japan Studies and area studies in the Philippines.

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the Consortium on Southeast Asian Studies (SEASIA) 2024 UP Conference Committee, will host a public lecture, “Critical Research Ethics as Decolonial Praxis” on 10 January 2024, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public.

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 The class of the UP Asian Center, AS 230, AS 234, AS 237.1, and PS 279, will be holding a poster exhibit and public forum, “Convergence, Confluence, Change In and Beyond Post-Pandemic Northeast Asia,” on 12 January 2024, 5:00 pm to 8:15pm, and 13 January 2024, 1:00 pm to 4:15 pm, Philippine Time at the Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public. 

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with UP Office of International Linkages, will hold a World Expert Lecture Series, “The Philippines as Archipelago: Making the Familiar Strange,” on 19 January 2024, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (GMT+8), at the UP Asian Institute of Tourism Seminar Room. The event is free and open to the public.