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 UP Asian Center invites everyone to the second webinar of the series, “Saving Gaza, Fighting for Peace: Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict," which will be held via Zoom on 9 July 2021, 3:00 pm—6:00 pm, Philippine Standard Time (GMT + 8).

Abstracts/submissions are now open for the 7th Biennial International e-Conference of the Japanese Studies Association in Southeast Asia.

The UP Asian Center welcomed last May 2021 a donation of 398 volumes, inclusive of 357 titles, from the China International Book Trading Corporation (CIBTC).

 The UP Asian Center will be holding via Zoom a forum, "Engaging with China: Views from Southeast Asia," on 5 June 2021, 1 pm (Philippine Standard Time, GMT + 8)

The UP Asian Center will be hosting a webinar, “Saving Gaza, Fighting for Peace? Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict” on 26 May 2021, 6 PM - 9 PM, Philippine Standard Time (GMT + 8) via Zoom.