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

  • Reflections on Zamboanga: War, Commerce, and Faith in a Spanish Frontier Region (1635-1805) | An Onsite Lecture
  • Asian Center Faculty Named UP Social Scientists
  • Yoga and Meditation Day | Asian Center Wellness Program

  • Reflections on Zamboanga: War, Commerce, and Faith in a Spanish Frontier Region (1635-1805) | An Onsite Lecture

    The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the UP Bangsamoro Studies Group, will be hosting an on-site lecture "Reflections on Zamboanga. War, commerce, and faith in a Spanish frontier region (1635-1805)" on 18 June 2026, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8) at the Seminar Room, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is encouraged due to limited slots. 

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  • Asian Center Faculty Named UP Social Scientists

    Eight UP Asian Center faculty members were named UP Social Scientists / UP Scholars in recognition of their scholarly achievements in the social sciences and philosophy. The award was granted in two batches, 2023-2025 and 2024-2026. 

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  • Yoga and Meditation Day | Asian Center Wellness Program

    The UP Asian Center, sponsored by the Bharati Indian Expat Women's Association Manila, will be hosting a "Yoga and Meditation Day"  as part of the Asian Center Wellness Program on 9 June 2026, 3:00 PM, 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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The AS 298 (Special Topics: Disasters in Asia) Class of Dr. Maria Cecilia T. Medina will hold the lecture "UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Philippines" on 25 April 2025, 1:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8), Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. 

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The UP Asian Center will hold the online roundtable "Asia Under Pressure: Trump’s Economic Policies on Asian Economies" on 24 April 2025, 3:00 PM, PHT (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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Asia’s Queen of Song, Ms. Pilita Corrales, passed away on 12 April 2025. Ms. Corrales was 85. During the 2023 Asia Concert: “Rasa Asia”, she was awarded the UP Asian Center’s 1st Asia Culture Award. Her daughter, Jackielou Blanco, received the award on her behalf on 26 November 2023 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium.

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UP Asian Center student, Marie Beatriz D. Gulinao, has been awarded the 2025 COOPERATE Grant of the UP Office of International Linkages. Gulinao is an MA in Asian Studies candidate specializing in Northeast Asia - Japan.

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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman is looking for one (1) Junior Research Assistant. The deadline for applications is on 18 April 2025. This is open to the public. Requirements must be submitted to the UP Asian Center Research and Publications Office.