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

  • Records Management for the Asian Center Staff | An Onsite Seminar

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    The UP Asian Center will be holding a Records Management Seminar for the Asian Center Staff on 23 and 24 March 2026, 1:00 - 4:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is exclusively for the Asian Center Staff.

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  • The Academic Conference Experience: A Practical Guide to Your First Conference | An Online Peer-to-Peer Learning Session

    The Asian Center Student Organization (ACSO) will be holding the online forum "The Academic Conference Experience: A Practical Guide to Your First Conferenceon 26 March 2026, 6:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), Online via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. 

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  • Viva Palestina! | A Solidarity Event for Palestine

    The UP Asian Center in partnership with the Philippines-Palestine Friendship Association (PPFA), will be holding "Viva Palestina! A Solidarity Event for Palestineon 22 March 2026. The discussion and side events will be held from 1 - 5 PM, while the solidarity concert will be from 5 - 8 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium. Tickets are priced at 150 Pesos, but donations more than the amount is welcome. Proceeds from the event will go toward supporting solidarity campaigns and initiatives for the Palestinian cause.

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The UP Asian Center will be holding a public lecture on September 22; 1:30 p.m Seminar room, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, UP Diliman.