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

The UP Asian Center, sponsored by the Japan Foundation Manila, successfully held the graduate leg of the “Japanese Studies in the Philippines: The 6th Japanese Studies Research Development Competition” on 23 March 2024, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, at the Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center.

The UP Asian Center, in partnership with UP CIFAL Philippines, hosted a special public lecture, “Connections and Collaborations: The Case of Japanese, Zainichi Koreans, and Filipinos in Kyoto” last March 2024, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, UP Diliman.

The UP Asian Center and the Center for International Studies in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) hosted delegates of the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) Outbound Program to the Philippines, last 29 February 2024, at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium.

The TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program, University of the Philippines Diliman, is looking for one (1) University Research Associate I under a limited engagement capacity (job order). The deadline for applications is on 20 March 2024, 5 PM. This is open to the public.

The UP Asian Center hosted the public lecture, “The Samurai of the Philippines: Exploring the Genealogy of a Popular Trope” last 28 February 2024, 2:00 PM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman.