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

  • Global Battlefields: My Close Encounters with Dictatorship, Capital, Empire and Love | A Book Launch
  • The Vietnam War and Its Impact on the Philippines and Its Social Movements: Commemorating the 50th Year of Vietnam's Reunification | A Public Forum
  • Mind Matters: A Mental Health Talk on Stress and Coping | A Workshop

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with UP Center for International Studies, UP Korea Research Center, and the Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas of the College of Arts and Letters, will be holding a public lecture, “Kung Ano ang Natutunan ko Bilang Manunulat sa Panonood ng K-Dramas Tungkol sa Kasaysayan" (What I Learned as a Writer From Watching Historical K-Dramas) on 23 February 2024, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (GMT+8), PH Time, at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-serve.

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the Embassy of Japan, the UP Center for International Studies, and the English Rakugo Association hosted a production of “Rakugo in English” on 23 November 2023, Thursday, 6:00 PM, at the GT-Toyota Auditorium, Asian Center, Diliman.

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The UP Asian Center successfully hosted the 7th NACAI International Symposium with the theme “Energy and Environment Nexus and the Future of the Asia-Pacific Region” last 17 November 2023 at the Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium. The event was conducted in a hybrid format.

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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman is looking for one (1) graduate assistant for the Office of the Dean for the Second Semester, AY 2023–2024. The deadline for applications is on 12 February 2024. This is open to all UP Diliman graduate students. AC graduate students are highly encouraged to apply.

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Starting this Second Semester AY 2023-2024, the UP Asian Center will start implementing Phase 2 of the curriculum revisions for its Asian Studies and Philippine Studies programs. Learn about the new and improved courses! Click on the button below.