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's Siao Campoamor Recognized for Oustanding Research in Filipino
  • Wash Out | An Onsite Documentary Screening and Talkback
  • Reclaiming “Asia”: Understanding the Global Economy the Asian Way | A Webinar

  • UP Asian Center's Siao Campoamor Recognized for Oustanding Research in Filipino

    UP Asian Center Professor Gonzalo A. Campoamor II, Ph.D., has been conferred the 2026 Gawad Tsanselor para sa Natatanging Mananaliksik sa Filipino, one of the most prestigious distinctions awarded to the UP Diliman faculty for their exemplary accomplishments and contributions to their respective fields. The awarding ceremonies will be held on 8 May 2026, and can be watched live via the official UP Diliman website and YouTube Channel.

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  • Wash Out | An Onsite Documentary Screening and Talkback

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    The UP Asian Center in collaboration with the UP Department of Sociology, the UP Film Institute, and UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development, will be holding the onsite screening and talk back for the documentary, WASH OUT, on 14 April 2026, 2:00 - 5:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at Cine Adarna, UP Film Center. The event is free and open to the public, but online registration is recommended.

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  • Reclaiming “Asia”: Understanding the Global Economy the Asian Way | A Webinar

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    The UP Asian Center will be holding the webinar "Reclaiming “Asia”: Understanding the Global Economy the Asian Way" on 10 April 2026, 2:00 PM, PST (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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Former Professor and Dean of the Asian Center, Dean Ajit Singh Rye passed away on 2 January 2020. He was 93.

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Students, faculty and alumni of the UP Asian Center presented their studies at the 3rd Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA) Conference held on 5-7 December 2019 at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.

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The UP Asian Center welcomed the delegates to the 5th ASEAN-Russia Youth Summit last 29 November 2019 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, Asian Center, UP Diliman.

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The UP Asian Center will host a forum-exhibit, “Philippine Foreign Relations under the Duterte Administration: Issues, Actors, Approaches” on 11 December 2019, 1–4 PM at the UP Asian Center, QC.

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Ambassador Benjamin B. Domingo, PhD alumni of the UP Asian Center and career diplomat, passed away on 21 November 2019. He was 83.