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

  • Yoga and Meditation Day | Asian Center Wellness Program
  • 2025 Graduate Student Conference | The Philippines in a Multipolar World
  • Special Lecture and Exchange with UP Diliman Students | 77th Japan-America Student Conference (JASC)

  • Yoga and Meditation Day | Asian Center Wellness Program

    The UP Asian Center, sponsored by the Bharati Indian Expat Women's Association Manila, will hosting the "Yoga and Meditation Day"  as part of the Asian Center Wellness Program on 29 May 2025, 10:00 AM, 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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  • 2025 Graduate Student Conference | The Philippines in a Multipolar World

    The UP Asian Center will hold the 2025 Graduate Student Conference: The Philippines in a Multipolar World on 31 May 2025 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. Walk-ins are welcome, but participants are encouraged to register online.

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  • Special Lecture and Exchange with UP Diliman Students | 77th Japan-America Student Conference (JASC)

    The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines, will be hosting a "Special Lecture and Exchange with UP Diliman Students with the Participants of the 77th Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) " on 4 June 2025, 8:30 PM - 1:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to UP Diliman students only. Online registration is REQUIRED due to limited seating. The deadline for registrations is 2 June 2025.

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The UP Asian Center will hold the seminar workshop AKO NAMAN MUNA: Understanding of Mental Health Towards Wellness on 5 June 2024, 2:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), via Zoom. The event is exclusively for the Asian Center Staff only.

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The UP Asian Center, in collaboration with the UPD Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts and the UP College of Fine Arts, will hold the "Tampat Pag-addatan Sahaya: Place, Tradition and Light," featuring a lecture demonstration, performances, and an exhibit launch on 6 June 2024, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, 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 availability.

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TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program alumna, Dr. Marichu C. Liwanag was appointed as the new Deputy Director General of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) – Foreign Service Institute (FSI). As deputy director general, she will be responsible for leading the administrative programs and projects of the institute and aligning its operations with internationally accepted standards.

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The UP Asian Center will hold the 2024 Graduate Student Conference with the theme “Asia in an Era of (Un)Certainties: Transitions and Trajectories” on 1 June 2024 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. Walk-ins are welcome, but participants are encouraged to register online.

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The UP Asian Center, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, and the International Development and Security Cooperation (IDSC) in partnership with the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Civil-Military Operations, J7 (OJ7), Armed Forces of the  Philippines will host the roundtable discussion, Deradicalization of the Violent Extremists in Achieving Lasting Peace in Marawi  on 24 May 2024, at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Asian Center. The event is by-invitation only.