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 offer free Bahasa Indonesia classes which will be held every Saturday starting 22 February 2020 to 9 May 2020. Applications for the limited slots in classes are open to all, but priority will be given to Asian Center students.

The UP Asian Center is looking for one, non-UP contractual Junior Museum Specialist who will be tasked to manage the Asian Center museum's collection until 30 June 2020. The contract may be renewed. Deadline of application is 15 February 2020. Deadline extended to 23 February 2020.

The UP Asian Center will be holding a special lecture and debriefing seminar on Japanese society and culture on 20 February 2020, 1 pm–4 pm, UP Asian Center. QC.

The UP Asian Center will be holding a public forum, Conflict in West Asia: Implications on Philippine Labor Migration, on 31 January 2020, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm at the UP Asian Center, QC. The event is free and open to the public.

The UPD Asian Center and the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in the Philippines welcome applications for a FREE batik-making workshop on 11 February 2020, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., UP Asian Center, QC