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

  • Japanese Studies in the Philippines: The 8th Japanese Studies Research Development Competition

    The UP Asian Center and the Japan Foundation Manila will hold the "Japanese Studies in the Philippines: The 8th Japanese Studies Research Development Competition” on 21 March 2026, 9:00 am to 3:00 PM (GMT+8) at the Japan Hall, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public.

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  • Pan-Asianism in Modern Japan and Mariano Ponce | An Onsite Public Lecture

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    The UP Asian Center will be holding the onsite public lecture "Pan-Asianism in Modern Japan and Mariano Ponceon 4 March 2026, 3:00 - 5:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Japan Hall, 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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  • Free Yoga Class @ AC | Asian Center Wellness Program

    The UP Asian Center, sponsored by the Copylandia Foundation, Inc., will be hosting a Free Yoga Class at the UP Asian Center"  as part of the Asian Center Wellness Program on 10 April 2026, 2:00 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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The UP Asian Center will be holding the public lecture "Hindu Populism Against Religious Minorities in Indiaon 4 July 2025, 1:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman (ONSITE). 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 be holding the public lecture "The International Migration of Philippine-Educated Nurses: Impacts, Responses, and Policies in the Sending Countyon 1 July 2025, 1:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman (ONSITE). 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 be holding the public lecture "Central Asian Regionalism: Connecting, Balancing, and Buffering" on 20 June 2025, 2:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman (ONSITE). 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 an Academic Programs Information Session on 30 June 2025, 3:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public but signing in to a (free) Zoom account is required.

The UP Asian Center, UP Center for International Studies, and the De La Salle University Southeast Asia Research Center and Hub are now accepting paper abstracts and panel submissions for the Hybrid International Conference on the Asian-African Conference of 1955, “Sejiwa: The Spirit of Bandung at 70.” The deadline for submissions is EXTENDED to 31 July 2025, 11:59 PM (Manila Time).