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

  • UP Asian Center Hosts Former SG Ban Ki-moon and the 2025 Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue
  • UP Asian Center and TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program Information Session | A Webinar [for the Second Semester, AY 25-26]
  • Eight UP Asian Center Faculty receives 2025 UP Diliman Centennial Awards

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The UP Asian Center is now accepting abstract submissions for Japanese Studies in the Philippines: The 8th Japanese Studies Research Development Competition. Undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in Philippine Universities may submit any topic related to Japanese Studies can be submitted (except topics that focus solely on natural sciences, medical sciences, and engineering). The deadline for submissions is EXTENDED to 12 September 2025, 5:00 PM, PHT.

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The UP Asian Center in partnership with the Asia Center, Seoul National University through the generous support of the Korea Foundation, will offer a free BEGINNER Korean Language classes to be held every Tuesday starting 12 August 2025 to 18 November 2024, Online via Zoom. Applications for limited slots are open to AC Korea Majors, Asian Center students, and UP students. The deadline for registration for AC and UP Students is on 4 August 2025, 11:59 PM, PHT. 

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The UP Asian Center is organizing the online workshop "Mixedness in the Philippines: Perspectives and Insights" on 6 August 2025, 9 AM to 4 PM (GMT+8), online via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, but signing in to a (free) Zoom account is required. 

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 Three students from the Tri-College PhD Philippine Studies Program of UP Diliman have recently received prestigious awards in recognition of their work in research, storytelling, and playwriting.

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 Two Korea Majors from the Asian Center, UP Diliman, will be participating in international events and activities on Korea Studies in South Korea in July to August 2025.