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

  • Autocratic Transit States Under Pressure: Nurse Migration Governance in Singapore and the UAE During and After Covid-19 | An Onsite Lecture and Research Presentation
  • Your Graduate Student Era: How to Thrive and Survive | An Online Peer-to-Peer Learning Session
  • Rethinking the Indian Ocean World: Exchanges, Connections and Comparisons through Time | An Online Roundtable

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The University of the Philippines Diliman, through the Asian Center,  and the Mindanao State University – Main Campus (MSU-Main) are forging ahead with a partnership to promote the interface of Mindanao studies and Asian studies in the two campuses on 18 November 2022, 10:00 am (GMT+8), at the Japan Hall, UP Asian Center.

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The UP Asian Center will be conducting a tree planting activity on 29 November 2022, 10:00 am (GMT+8), at the UP Asian Center grounds.

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The UP Asian Center and the Embassy of Bangladesh, Manila will be holding a hybrid seminar to celebrate the “50 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Bangladesh and the Philippines: Achievements, Challenges and Potentials” on 17 November 2022, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Auditorium, Asian Center, and via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. Registration to Zoom is required for online attendees. Online registration is also REQUIRED for on-site attendees. Seating is first-come, first-served.

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The Philippine Association for China Studies (PACS), UP Diliman and the UP Asian Center is now offering the “AMBASSADOR CHITO STA. ROMANA THESIS/DISSERTATION GRANT FOR CHINA STUDIES.” The grant is open to all graduate students from the University of the Philippines Asian Center and the Tri-College PhD Philippine Studies Program. Deadline of applications is on 30 November 2022.

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In partnership with the Japan Foundation Manila, the UP Asian Center is now accepting submissions for the 5th Japanese Studies in the Philippines Research Competition. Filipino graduate students—MA and PhD—may submit any Japan-related research papers (except topics that focus solely on natural sciences, medical sciences, and engineering); undergraduate students may enter essays addressing the topic, “Learning from each other: Disaster Resilience and Recovery in Japan and the Philippines.”