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

  • UP Asian Center's Siao Campoamor Recognized for Oustanding Research in Filipino
  • Wash Out | An Onsite Documentary Screening and Talkback

  • Crude Realities: Confronting the Oil Crisis in Asian Economies | A Webinar

    The UP Asian Center will be holding the webinar "Crude Realities: Confronting the Oil Crisis in Asian Economies" on 17 April 2026, 2:00 PM, PST (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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  • UP Asian Center's Siao Campoamor Recognized for Oustanding Research in Filipino

    UP Asian Center Professor Gonzalo A. Campoamor II, Ph.D., has been conferred the 2026 Gawad Tsanselor para sa Natatanging Mananaliksik sa Filipino, one of the most prestigious distinctions awarded to the UP Diliman faculty for their exemplary accomplishments and contributions to their respective fields. The awarding ceremonies will be held on 8 May 2026, and can be watched live via the official UP Diliman website and YouTube Channel.

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  • Wash Out | An Onsite Documentary Screening and Talkback

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    The UP Asian Center in collaboration with the UP Department of Sociology, the UP Film Institute, and UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development, will be holding the onsite screening and talk back for the documentary, WASH OUT, on 14 April 2026, 2:00 - 5:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at Cine Adarna, UP Film Center. The event is free and open to the public, but online registration is recommended.

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The UP Asian Center and the TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program held the 2024 Araw ng Pagkilala on 28 July 2024 at 2:00 PM at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center Auditorium with Former UP Vice President for Academic Affairs and CHED Commissioner, Dr. Maria Cynthia Rose Banzon-Bautista as the guest of honor. Read her commencement

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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 INTERMEDIATE Korean Language class to be held every Tuesday starting 27 August 2024 to 9 December 2024, via Zoom. Applications for limited slots are open to UP Asian Center students, those who have already taken their Elementary Korean Classes with AC, and selected UP students. The deadline for registration of AC Students and individuals who took Elementary Korean classes with AC is on 22 August 2024, 5:00 PM, PHT.  The deadline for registration for UP Students is on 25 August 2024, 11:59 PM. 

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The UP Asian Center is now accepting abstract submissions for the “Japanese Studies in the Philippines Research Development Competition: Year 7.” 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).

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Starting Second Semester AY 2023-2024, the UP Asian Center is 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.

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the Office of Cultural Diplomacy of the Department of Foreign Affairs, is still accepting submissions for the 2024 international conference on Philippine Studies, Dialogo: Philippine Studies Goes Global. The deadline for submissions in English is on 22 July 2024. The NEW deadline for submissions in Filipino is on 9 August 2024.