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

  • Encounters: Global and Diplomatic Histories of the Philippines | An Onsite Research Colloquium

    The UP Asian Center will be holding the onsite research colloquium "Encounters: Global and Diplomatic Histories of the Philippineson 10 December 2025, 2:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Snacks will be served. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating. 

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  • M-uliʔ: The Asian Center Homecoming 2025

     The UP Asian Center its first-ever Alumni Homecoming, "M-uliʔ: The Asian Center Homecoming" on 29 November 2025, 6:00 PM (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is BY INVITATION ONLY.

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  • Tanaw: The Asian Center at 70, Pillars of History | A Onsite Roundtable

     The UP Asian Center will hold the Roundtable Discussion, "Tanaw: The Asian Center at 70, Pillars of History" on 28 November 2025, 10:30 AM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.

        

    ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE

    As part of the 70th anniversary celebration of the UP Asian Center, the roundtable discussion focuses on the history and the pioneers who have shaped the Asian Center over the years. This round table serves as a look back at the center's colorful past, as well as a look ahead to its future direction. The event aims to provide a platform for scholarly exchange and critical discussion. The roundtable discussion also aims to provide the audience with the opportunity to learn more about the center's history and its notable scholars.

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The UP Asian Center in collaboration with Focus on the Global South and the Asian Music for People’s Peace and Progress will conduct "Culture of Solidarity and Resistance: Bangladesh and the July Uprising," A Conversation and Concert with Samageet, on 30 September 2025, 2 PM (GMT+8) to 9 PM, PHT, at the ASEAN and Japan Halls, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged due to limited seating. 

The UP Asian Center, in collaboration with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) and the Japan Foundation Manila, will host the onsite international symposium, “Pre-/Post-colonial Southern Philippines: Japanese and Filipino Perspectives” on 01 October 2025, 1 PM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. Walk-ins are welcome but, attendees are encouraged to register online because of limited slots. 

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The UP Asian Center warmly congratulates the esteemed faculty promoted during the 2025 Faculty Merit Promotions of the University of the Philippines.  

The UP Asian Center, UP Center for International Studies, and the De La Salle University Southeast Asia Research Center and Hub is CALLING FOR PARTICIPANTS for the Hybrid International Conference on the Asian-African Conference of 1955, “Sejiwa: The Spirit of Bandung at 70” on 5 - 8 November 2025 at De La Salle University Manila and the Asian Center, UP Diliman. Attendance requires payment of registration fees. 

The UP Asian Center and the Maningning Miclat Art Foundation, Inc. (MMAFI) will host the Onsite Launch of the 15th Anniversary Edition in Coffee Table Book Form of Mario I. Miclat’s Secrets of the Eighteen Mansions and the 2025 Maningning Miclat Poetry Awards, Alaala Alang-alang sa Sining, on 29 September 2025, 4 PM, PHT, at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Diliman. The event is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.

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