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

  • Records Management for the Asian Center Staff | An Onsite Seminar
  • The Academic Conference Experience: A Practical Guide to Your First Conference | An Online Peer-to-Peer Learning Session
  • Viva Palestina! | A Solidarity Event for Palestine

  • Records Management for the Asian Center Staff | An Onsite Seminar

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    The UP Asian Center will be holding a Records Management Seminar for the Asian Center Staff on 23 and 24 March 2026, 1:00 - 4:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is exclusively for the Asian Center Staff.

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  • The Academic Conference Experience: A Practical Guide to Your First Conference | An Online Peer-to-Peer Learning Session

    The Asian Center Student Organization (ACSO) will be holding the online forum "The Academic Conference Experience: A Practical Guide to Your First Conference" on 26 March 2026, 6:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), Online via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. 

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  • Viva Palestina! | A Solidarity Event for Palestine

    The UP Asian Center in partnership with the Philippines-Palestine Friendship Association (PPFA), will be holding "Viva Palestina! A Solidarity Event for Palestine" on 22 March 2026. The discussion and side events will be held from 1 - 5 PM, while the solidarity concert will be from 5 - 8 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium. Tickets are priced at 150 Pesos, but donations more than the amount is welcome. Proceeds from the event will go toward supporting solidarity campaigns and initiatives for the Palestinian cause.

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The theme of the issue is "Southeast Asia: Comparisons and Cross-Border Linkages."

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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman will be holding an International Conference via Zoom  "Scripts in Asia: c. 1500–2000," from April 27 to 28, 2021.

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The UP Asian Center is saddened to report the passing of Dr. Mario I. Miclat, former dean (2009–2011) and Professor of the UP Asian Center. He was 71.

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We are inviting everyone to participate in the Public Forum on the Search for the Next Asian Center Dean on 06 April 2021 (Tuesday) from 8:00 am–10:00 a.m via Zoom.

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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman welcomes abstracts for an international conference, "Scripts in Asia: c. 1500–2000," which will be held—via Zoom—from 27 to 28 April 2021. No submission fees.