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

  • The Vietnam War and Its Impact on the Philippines and Its Social Movements: Commemorating the 50th Year of Vietnam's Reunification | A Public Forum
  • Mind Matters: A Mental Health Talk on Stress and Coping | A Workshop
  • IN THE SPOTLIGHT: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Philippines | A Class Lecture

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The UP Asian Center in partnership with the Eurasia Center of John von Neumann University will hold the symposium "The Practice of Area Studies in the Philippines and Hungary" on 9 September 2024, 1:30 to 3:30 PM, at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating.

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The UP Asian Center will hold the symposium "Migration within and from Southeast Asia" on 6 September 2024, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating.

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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman is looking for two (2) graduate assistants for the Office of the Dean and the TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program for the First Semester, AY 2024–2025. The deadline for applications is on 15 September 2024. This is open to all UP Diliman graduate students. AC graduate students are highly encouraged to apply.

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The UP Asian Center celebrated the 26 graduates from the Asian Center programs and the TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program for AY 2023 – 2024. The recognition rites were held on 28 July 2024 at 2:00 PM at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center Auditorium with Former UP Vice President for Academic Affairs and CHED Commissioner, Dr. Maria Cynthia Rose Banzon-Bautista as the guest of honor.

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The UP Asian Center and the TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program held the 2024 Araw ng Pagkilala on 28 July 2024 at 2:00 PM at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center Auditorium with Former UP Vice President for Academic Affairs and CHED Commissioner, Dr. Maria Cynthia Rose Banzon-Bautista as the guest of honor. Read her commencement