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

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

    The UP Asian Center will be holding the webinar "Crude Realities: Confronting the Oil Crisis in Asia" 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 will be holding the book launch of Dauntless: The 1st & 2nd Filipino Infantry Regiments, United States Army, and a public lecture on 18 April 2024, 2–4 PM (Philippine time) at the Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is encouraged.

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UP Asian Center graduate, Alleson D. Villota II, Ph.D., recently obtained his doctoral degree at the University of Tokyo. He earned his Ph.D. in Information, Technology, and Society from the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies on 8 March 2024.

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UP Asian Center alumnus Aemir M. Villafania recently received the prestigious Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship Program 2024 from the Japanese government. He will enter Nagoya University in Japan in the spring semester of 2024 under the Linguistics and Cultural Studies Program of the Graduate School of Humanities as a research student.

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The UP Asian Center co-hosted the inaugural International Symposium on Cultural Tourism and Heritage Studies (ISCTHS) on March 6-10, 2024, at The Evitel Resort Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. This symposium is in collaboration with the University of the Philippines Manila - Museum of a History of Ideas, Springer, The Faura Project, and the Bunga Artslink Multimedia Production.

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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.