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

  • Pan-Asianism in Modern Japan and Mariano Ponce | An Onsite Public Lecture
  • Free Yoga Class @ AC | Asian Center Wellness Program

  • Japanese Studies in the Philippines: The 8th Japanese Studies Research Development Competition

    The UP Asian Center and the Japan Foundation Manila will hold the "Japanese Studies in the Philippines: The 8th Japanese Studies Research Development Competition” on 21 March 2026, 9:00 am to 3:00 PM (GMT+8) at the Japan Hall, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public.

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  • Pan-Asianism in Modern Japan and Mariano Ponce | An Onsite Public Lecture

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    The UP Asian Center will be holding the onsite public lecture "Pan-Asianism in Modern Japan and Mariano Ponce" on 4 March 2026, 3:00 - 5:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Japan Hall, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating. 

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  • Free Yoga Class @ AC | Asian Center Wellness Program

    The UP Asian Center, sponsored by the Copylandia Foundation, Inc., will be hosting a Free Yoga Class at the UP Asian Center"  as part of the Asian Center Wellness Program on 10 April 2026, 2:00 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 welcomed last May 2021 a donation of 398 volumes, inclusive of 357 titles, from the China International Book Trading Corporation (CIBTC).

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 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)

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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.

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Nineteen presentations from the conference, Sabang: Early Southeast Asian-European Intercultural Encounters, are now available in the UP Asian Center’s YouTube Channel. 

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Most of this year's acquisitions encompass history; tourism; the family, marriage, women and sexuality; international relations; language and literature; and armies: organization, distribution, military situation.