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

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The UP Asian Center will launch—via Zoom—a permanent exhibit titled "Bulwagan ng mga Bayani: Alay, Alaala, at Pagpupugay sa mga Bayani ng Pilipinas" on 21 March 2022, 3 pm.

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For International Women’s Day this 2022, we pay tribute to a pioneering scholar—Dr. Josefa Saniel—who blazed the trail for Japanese Studies in the Philippines in the 1960s. 

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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman is looking for one (1) graduate assistant in the Dean's Office for the Second Semester AY 2021  - 2022.

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Two students of the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman will be presenting their research on 5 March 2022, the first day of a  symposium, “Evolving Perspectives on China and Chinese,” hosted by the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies. 

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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman will be taking part in an online roundtable, “Global Networks for Asian Studies,” on 2 March 2022, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm Eastern Standard Time, United States. Registration required.