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 and TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program Information Session | A Webinar [for the First Semester, AY 26-27]
  • AC Students Recognized in 2026 Parangal sa Mag-aaral
  • Re-imagining Early Southeast Asia: Debating the Origins and Development of Complex Societies in the Late Austronesian World  |  An Onsite Roundtable

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The UP Asian Center in partnership with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, is organizing "Tagubilin: The Life Lessons of Gregoria de Jesus,"  a Traveling Exhibit and Lecture by the NHCP, on 27 March 2026, 10:00 AM (GMT+8), at the Japan Hall, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.

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The UP Asian Center will be holding a Records Management Seminar for the Asian Center Staff on 23 and 24 March 2026, 1:00 - 4:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is exclusively for the Asian Center Staff.

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The Asian Center Student Organization (ACSO) will be holding the online forum "The Academic Conference Experience: A Practical Guide to Your First Conference" on 26 March 2026, 6:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), Online via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. 

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The UP Asian Center in partnership with the Philippines-Palestine Friendship Association (PPFA), will be holding "Viva Palestina! A Solidarity Event for Palestine" on 22 March 2026. The discussion and side events will be held from 1 - 5 PM, while the solidarity concert will be from 5 - 8 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium. Tickets are priced at 150 Pesos, but donations more than the amount is welcome. Proceeds from the event will go toward supporting solidarity campaigns and initiatives for the Palestinian cause.

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The UP Asian Center will be holding the webinar "Entangled Interests: Past, Present, and Future of the Iran Crisis" on 11 March 2026, 2:00 - 4:00 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.