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

  • M-uliʔ: The Asian Center Homecoming 2025
  • Tanaw: The Asian Center at 70, Pillars of History | A Onsite Roundtable
  • Pagasa sa Gitna ng Kalayaan | A Traveling Exhibit and Lecture by the NHCP Museo El Deposito

  • M-uliʔ: The Asian Center Homecoming 2025

     The UP Asian Center its first-ever Alumni Homecoming, "M-uliʔ: The Asian Center Homecoming" on 29 November 2025, 6:00 PM (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is BY INVITATION ONLY.

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  • Tanaw: The Asian Center at 70, Pillars of History | A Onsite Roundtable

     The UP Asian Center will hold the Roundtable Discussion, "Tanaw: The Asian Center at 70, Pillars of History" on 28 November 2025, 10:30 AM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.

        

    ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE

    As part of the 70th anniversary celebration of the UP Asian Center, the roundtable discussion focuses on the history and the pioneers who have shaped the Asian Center over the years. This round table serves as a look back at the center's colorful past, as well as a look ahead to its future direction. The event aims to provide a platform for scholarly exchange and critical discussion. The roundtable discussion also aims to provide the audience with the opportunity to learn more about the center's history and its notable scholars.

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  • Pagasa sa Gitna ng Kalayaan | A Traveling Exhibit and Lecture by the NHCP Museo El Deposito

    The UP Asian Center in partnership with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines through the NHCP Museo El Deposito is organizing the launch of "Pagasa sa Gitna ng Kalayaan,"  a Traveling Exhibit and Lecture by the NHCP Museo El Deposito on 2 December 2025, 9:30 AM (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Diliman. The exhibit will run until 15 December 2025 at the ASEAN Hall, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.

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The UP TriCollege PhD Philippine Studies Program and the UP Asian Center will hold a Writing Bootcamp on 7 and 14 December 2024, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, PST (GMT+8) at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is FREE OF CHARGE. Limited slots are available. Registrations are on a first-come, first-serve basis. All registrants are expected to attend the two-day boot camp.  The deadline for registration is on 5 December 2024.

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The UP Asian Center in partnership with the Embassy of Malaysia in Manila will hold the forum "60 Years of Malaysia-Philippines Relations: Deepening Cooperation in a Dynamic World" on 5 December 2024, 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. Lunch and refreshments will be served. 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 and the Department of Foreign Affairs will hold the ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS of the International Conference on Philippine Studies, Dialogo: Philippine Studies Goes Global, on 29 November 2024, 9:00 AM, PST (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is required. LIMITED SLOTS ONLY. 

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The UP Asian Center will hold the online launch and roundtable "Pioneering Philippine Ethnography and Prehistory: The Digital Release of the Works of F. Landa Jocano" on 19 November 2024, 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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UP Asian Center and TriCollege alumni, Associate Professor Dr. Noel Christian A. Moratilla has been appointed Dean of the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman for a term of three years from 29 October 2024 to 29 October 2027.