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

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The UP Asian Center and the Historical Treaties of Southeast Asia Project based in Linnaeus University, Sweden, will be holding the online roundtable "Revisiting Philippine Diplomatic Histories: Treaties and Treaty-Making in the Early Modern Period" on 21 May 2026, at 2:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8) or 8:00 AM, CET, 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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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with UP CIFAL Philippines and CIFAL York, is organizing the On-site Project Exhibition, "Co-Creating the Climate-induced Displacement Citizen Science Lab (CCID-CS Lab) in the Philippines," on 12 May 2026, 9 AM to 3:30 PM, PHT at the ASEAN-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, in partnership with Stop the War Coalition, International Peace Bureau, and the UP CIDS-Alternative Development Program, will be hosting "Military Spending or Funding Our Future? A Multisectoral Forum on Peace and Human Security," on 15 May 2026, 2 - 5 PM, PHT, at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online due to limited slots. 

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The UP Asian Center will hold an Academic Programs Information Session on 25 May 2026, 3:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), online via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, but online registration is required.

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Asian Center Students were recognized for their outstanding academic and extra-curricular achievements for 2025 during the "Parangal sa Mag-aaral 2026." As part of the Linggo ng Parangal 2026, the awarding ceremonies were held on 4 May 2026 at the University Theater, UP Diliman.