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

  • Job Opportunity: Graduate Assistant @ UP Asian Center (Second Semester, AY 2025–2026)
  • Guidelines for the Second Semester, AY 25-26, are OUT now!
  • UP Asian Center Faculty Awarded One UP Professorial Chairs, 2025 - 2027

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The UP Asian Center is co-hosting "Punla at Binhi: Buto Workshop Series" on 19 November 2025 at the ASEAN Hall, UP Asian Center, 1 - 5 PM, PHT (Manila Time). The workshop is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Pre-registration is recommended due to limited available slots. 

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The UP Asian Center is now accepting photo entries to the photo contest, "Flavors of Friendship: Food Across the ASEAN" co-organized with DFA - Office of Cultural Diplomacy and the Asian Center Student Organization. The deadline for applications is 6 November 2025. The call is open to the public.

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The UP Asian Center's on-site gastronomic fair, "Flavors of Friendship: A Taste of ASEAN Heritage" has been POSTPONED INDEFINITELY. The event will remain free and open to all.

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The UP Asian Center is co-hosting the Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue 2025 on 10 November 2025 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel and 11 November 2025 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, 9 AM - 5 PM, PHT (Manila Time). Both days of the forum are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Pre-registration is recommended due to limited available slots. Food and refreshments will be provided. 

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The TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program is now accepting applications for the January/February 2026 intake (Second Semester, Academic Year 2025-2026). The deadline for applications is 30 November 2025.