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

  • Champions of Change and Innovation: UP Youth Summit on Sustainable Development Goals
  • Encounters: Global and Diplomatic Histories of the Philippines | An Onsite Research Colloquium
  • M-uliʔ: The Asian Center Homecoming 2025

  • Champions of Change and Innovation: UP Youth Summit on Sustainable Development Goals

    The UP Asian Center together with the University of the Philippines (UP) Office of the President, through the UP Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs—Office of Student Development Services (OVPAA-OSDS), and UP CIFAL Philippines will host the two-day capacity-building event, "Champions of Change and Innovation: UP Youth Summit on Sustainable Development Goals." The event is open to all Constituent Units of the University of the Philippines.

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  • Encounters: Global and Diplomatic Histories of the Philippines | An Onsite Research Colloquium

    The UP Asian Center will be holding the onsite research colloquium "Encounters: Global and Diplomatic Histories of the Philippines" on 10 December 2025, 2:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Snacks will be served. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating. 

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  • M-uliʔ: The Asian Center Homecoming 2025

     The UP Asian Center its first-ever Alumni Homecoming, "M-uliʔ: The Asian Center Homecoming" on 29 November 2025, 6:00 PM (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is BY INVITATION ONLY.

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The UP Asian Center and the Asian Studies Center recently conducted a joint conference, “New Asian Connectivities” last 12-13 December 2023 at the UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman.

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The inaugural International Symposium on Cultural Tourism and Heritage Studies is organized for scholars, practitioners, and stakeholders with the aim of exploring the dynamics of culture, heritage, and tourism. In this symposium, authors present their research, insights, and expertise in the global discourse on cultural heritage within the context of tourism experiences in Southeast Asia. The plenary sessions will be held on March 6-7, 2024, at The Evitel Resort Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with UP CIFAL Philippines, will be holding a special lecture, “Connections and Collaborations: The Case of Japanese, Zainichi Koreans, and Filipinos in Kyoto” on 2 March 2024, 9:00 am to 11:30 am (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public.

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The UP Asian Center successfully held a face-to-face Student Orientation for newly admitted students for the Second Semester of Academic Year 2023-2024 on 3 February 2024, at the Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center. Thirteen (13) new students were oriented on the Center’s academic programs and policies, resources, and facilities.

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The UP Asian Center will be hosting the public lecture, “The Samurai of the Philippines: Exploring the Genealogy of a Popular Trope” on 28 Februray 2024, 2:00 PM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is required.