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

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam, will hold the online forum "Philippines-Vietnam: Neighbors in Dialogue" on 17 July 2026, 2:00 PM, Manila Time (1:00 PM, Hanoi Time), online via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, but signing up for a (free) Zoom account is required. 

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The UP Asian Center in partnership with the UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office will be holding Building Institutional Excellence: Seminar on Policy and Procedure Development for the Asian Centeron 14 July 2026, 8:00 AM - 5:00 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 UP Asian Center and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will be hosting a Book Launch and Author’s Talk on the Two Volumes from The Negros Trilogy by Dr. Aurelio S. Agcaoili on 10 July 2026, 1:30 PM, PHT, at the Japan Hall, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is encouraged due to limited slots. 

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The UP Asian Center is hosting an online lecture, "Making Disasters Visible: Tsismis, Social Media and Community Communication in Disaster Response," on 7 July 2026, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8), online via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, but signing up for a (free) Zoom account is required.

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The UP Asian Center and the TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program will be holding their joint Recognition Ceremonies on 5 July 2026, 2:00  PM, Philippine Standard Time (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center Auditorium. The on-site event is exclusive to graduates and their guests.