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

  • Asian Center Faculty Named UP Social Scientists
  • Yoga and Meditation Day | Asian Center Wellness Program

  • Reflections on Zamboanga: War, Commerce, and Faith in a Spanish Frontier Region (1635-1805) | An Onsite Lecture

    The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the UP Bangsamoro Studies Group, will be hosting an on-site lecture "Reflections on Zamboanga. War, commerce, and faith in a Spanish frontier region (1635-1805)" on 18 June 2026, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8) at the Seminar Room, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is encouraged due to limited slots. 

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  • Asian Center Faculty Named UP Social Scientists

    Eight UP Asian Center faculty members were named UP Social Scientists / UP Scholars in recognition of their scholarly achievements in the social sciences and philosophy. The award was granted in two batches, 2023-2025 and 2024-2026. 

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  • Yoga and Meditation Day | Asian Center Wellness Program

    The UP Asian Center, sponsored by the Bharati Indian Expat Women's Association Manila, will be hosting a "Yoga and Meditation Day"  as part of the Asian Center Wellness Program on 9 June 2026, 3:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Diliman. The event is free and open only to the public. LIMITED SLOTS ONLY!!! Online registration is REQUIRED due to limited slots. 

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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.

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the University of the Philippines Manila - Museum of a History of Ideas, The Faura Project, and the Bunga Artslink Multimedia Production is now accepting submissions for the 1st International Symposium on Cultural Tourism and Heritage Studies. The deadline for submission is on 15 January 2024.  

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The UP Asian Center, together with the University of Pittsburgh, will be hosting an international conference, “New Asian Connectivities” on 12-13 December 2023, at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center. The event is by-invitation only.