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

  • Yoga and Meditation Day | Asian Center Wellness Program

    The UP Asian Center, sponsored by the Bharati Indian Expat Women's Association Manila, will hosting the "Yoga and Meditation Day"  as part of the Asian Center Wellness Program on 29 May 2025, 10:00 AM, 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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  • 2025 Graduate Student Conference | The Philippines in a Multipolar World

    The UP Asian Center will hold the 2025 Graduate Student Conference: The Philippines in a Multipolar World on 31 May 2025 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. Walk-ins are welcome, but participants are encouraged to register online.

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  • Special Lecture and Exchange with UP Diliman Students | 77th Japan-America Student Conference (JASC)

    The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines, will be hosting a "Special Lecture and Exchange with UP Diliman Students with the Participants of the 77th Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) " on 4 June 2025, 8:30 PM - 1:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to UP Diliman students only. Online registration is REQUIRED due to limited seating. The deadline for registrations is 2 June 2025.

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The UP Asian Center will be holding a webinar, "Debriefing Seminar and Special Lecture on Japanese Politics and Society" via Zoom on 22 September 2020, 2–4 pm (Philippine time).

The Student Guide contains a comprehensive compilation of procedures and academic information that aims to answer students’ commonly asked questions on processes and policies that they will encounter during their period of study.

Magdaraos ang Tri-College Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program, UP Diliman ng isang webinar, “Wikang Filipino at Iba pang Rehiyunal na Wika at Gamit Nito sa Panahon ng mga Hamon at Krisis,” sa 28 Agosto 2020, 2:00 pm (GMT+8:00, Oras ng Pilipinas).

The UP Asian Center and the UP Open University ASEAN Studies Graduate Program will be holding a Zoom webinar, “ASEAN Centrality: Up Close and Personal, on 14 August 2020, 2 pm. 

Seven MA  and nine PhD graduates were conferred their degrees in the first ever virtual Recognition Ceremonies of the UP Asian Center and the Tri-College PhD Philippine Studies Program.