News @ UP Asian Center
- Slavery, Bondage, and Metaphysics in Southeast Asian Studies | A Public Lecture
- Culture of Solidarity and Resistance: Bangladesh and the July Uprising - A Conversation and Special Musical Performance | Solidarity with Bangladesh: A Special Concert featuring Samageet
- Pre-/Post-colonial Southern Philippines: Japanese and Filipino Perspectives | An Onsite International Symposium
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Slavery, Bondage, and Metaphysics in Southeast Asian Studies | A Public Lecture
The UP Asian Center will host the public lecture on "Slavery, Bondage, and Metaphysics in Southeast Asian Studies" on 3 October 2025, 2 PM, PHT, at the Seminar Room, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The lecture is free and open to the public. Online registration is encouraged because of limited slots.
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Culture of Solidarity and Resistance: Bangladesh and the July Uprising - A Conversation and Special Musical Performance | Solidarity with Bangladesh: A Special Concert featuring Samageet
The UP Asian Center in collaboration with Focus on the Global South and the Asian Music for People’s Peace and Progress will conduct "Culture of Solidarity and Resistance: Bangladesh and the July Uprising," A Conversation and Concert with Samageet, on 30 September 2025, 2 PM (GMT+8) to 9 PM, PHT, at the ASEAN and Japan Halls, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged due to limited seating.
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Pre-/Post-colonial Southern Philippines: Japanese and Filipino Perspectives | An Onsite International Symposium
The UP Asian Center, in collaboration with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) and the Japan Foundation Manila, will host the onsite international symposium, “Pre-/Post-colonial Southern Philippines: Japanese and Filipino Perspectives” on 01 October 2025, 1 PM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. Walk-ins are welcome but, attendees are encouraged to register online because of limited slots.
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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman is looking for graduate assistants for the Office of the Dean, External Affairs, and the Research and Publications Office for the First Semester, AY 2024–2025. The deadline for applications is 14 August 2025. This is open to all UP Diliman graduate students. AC graduate students are highly encouraged to apply.
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The UP Asian Center is organizing the online roundtable, “Frantz Fanon at the Crossroads: Decolonial Thought, Anti-Imperial Struggles, and the Future of Liberation” on 12 August 2025, 2 PM to 4 PM (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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The UP Asian Center is releasing its guidelines for the First Semester, Academic Year 2025-2026. We are currently implementing Phase 3 of the curriculum revisions for our Asian Studies and Philippine Studies programs. Click on the button below.
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The UP Asian Center is now accepting abstract submissions for Japanese Studies in the Philippines: The 8th Japanese Studies Research Development Competition. Undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in Philippine Universities may submit any topic related to Japanese Studies can be submitted (except topics that focus solely on natural sciences, medical sciences, and engineering). The deadline for submissions is EXTENDED to 12 September 2025, 5:00 PM, PHT.
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The UP Asian Center in partnership with the Asia Center, Seoul National University through the generous support of the Korea Foundation, will offer a free BEGINNER Korean Language classes to be held every Tuesday starting 12 August 2025 to 18 November 2024, Online via Zoom. Applications for limited slots are open to AC Korea Majors, Asian Center students, and UP students. The deadline for registration for AC and UP Students is on 4 August 2025, 11:59 PM, PHT.