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

  • UP Asian Center's Siao Campoamor Recognized for Oustanding Research in Filipino
  • Wash Out | An Onsite Documentary Screening and Talkback
  • Reclaiming “Asia”: Understanding the Global Economy the Asian Way | A Webinar

  • UP Asian Center's Siao Campoamor Recognized for Oustanding Research in Filipino

    UP Asian Center Professor Gonzalo A. Campoamor II, Ph.D., has been conferred the 2026 Gawad Tsanselor para sa Natatanging Mananaliksik sa Filipino, one of the most prestigious distinctions awarded to the UP Diliman faculty for their exemplary accomplishments and contributions to their respective fields. The awarding ceremonies will be held on 8 May 2026, and can be watched live via the official UP Diliman website and YouTube Channel.

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  • Wash Out | An Onsite Documentary Screening and Talkback

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    The UP Asian Center in collaboration with the UP Department of Sociology, the UP Film Institute, and UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development, will be holding the onsite screening and talk back for the documentary, WASH OUT, on 14 April 2026, 2:00 - 5:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at Cine Adarna, UP Film Center. The event is free and open to the public, but online registration is recommended.

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  • Reclaiming “Asia”: Understanding the Global Economy the Asian Way | A Webinar

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    The UP Asian Center will be holding the webinar "Reclaiming “Asia”: Understanding the Global Economy the Asian Way" on 10 April 2026, 2:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), online 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 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 is now accepting applications for the August/September 2025 intake (First Semester, Academic Year 2025-2026). The deadline for applications is 11 July 2025.

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The TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program is now accepting applications for the August/September 2025 intake (First Semester, Academic Year 2025-2026). The deadline for applications is 11 July 2025.

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The UP Asian Center in partnership with the UP Department of History will hosting the public lecture "The Story of an Escape: Prisoners’ Resistance in San Ramon Penal Colony in 19th Century Mindanao" on 15 May 2025, 2:30 PM, PHT (GMT+8), at Silid Balatik, Pavilion 2, Palma Hall, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is recommended due to limited seating.  

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the Focus on the Global South, will hold the book launch and public discussion of Walden Bello's "Global Battlefields: My Close Encounters with Dictatorship, Capital, Empire and Love" on 26 April 2025, 2:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public.