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

  • Reflections on Zamboanga: War, Commerce, and Faith in a Spanish Frontier Region (1635-1805) | An Onsite Lecture
  • Asian Center Faculty Named UP Social Scientists
  • Yoga and Meditation Day | Asian Center Wellness Program

  • Reflections on Zamboanga: War, Commerce, and Faith in a Spanish Frontier Region (1635-1805) | An Onsite Lecture

    The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the UP Bangsamoro Studies Group, will be hosting an on-site lecture "Reflections on Zamboanga. War, commerce, and faith in a Spanish frontier region (1635-1805)" on 18 June 2026, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8) at the Seminar Room, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is encouraged due to limited slots. 

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  • Asian Center Faculty Named UP Social Scientists

    Eight UP Asian Center faculty members were named UP Social Scientists / UP Scholars in recognition of their scholarly achievements in the social sciences and philosophy. The award was granted in two batches, 2023-2025 and 2024-2026. 

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  • Yoga and Meditation Day | Asian Center Wellness Program

    The UP Asian Center, sponsored by the Bharati Indian Expat Women's Association Manila, will be hosting a "Yoga and Meditation Day"  as part of the Asian Center Wellness Program on 9 June 2026, 3:00 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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Sa isang munting ngunit makasaysayang yugto ng Tri-College PhD Philippine Studies Program, (TCPPSP), ipinagtanggol ng limang mag-aaral ang kanilang mga disertasyon sa pamamagitan ng Zoom.

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Add to your knowledge of Philippine history under the Spanish colonial period with these articles from past issues of Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia.

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For the health, safety and well-being of our employees, faculty, students, and communities, the UP Asian Center will continue to enforce a Work-From-Home and a skeletal workforce arrangement. Please contact the respective offices via our Office Directory in our COVID-19 page (see "Contact Info" tab).

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This May, three Southeast Asia majors of the UP Asian Center present their theses online via Zoom, the first batch to do so in the 55-year-history of the college. 

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