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

  • Global Battlefields: My Close Encounters with Dictatorship, Capital, Empire and Love | A Book Launch
  • The Vietnam War and Its Impact on the Philippines and Its Social Movements: Commemorating the 50th Year of Vietnam's Reunification | A Public Forum
  • Mind Matters: A Mental Health Talk on Stress and Coping | A Workshop

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The UP Asian Center, together with its partner organizations, will be hosting a forum, "The Role of Morality in Nation Building," on 1 June 2022, 9 AM to 12 NN, Philippine Standard Time at the GG Hall, The Church of the Risen Lord, UP Diliman.

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The UP Asian Center and its partner organizations will be hosting a forum via Zoom, "The State of Social and Economic Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran," on 19 May 2022, 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm, Philippine Standard Time.

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Professor Antoinette Raquiza of the UP Asian Center discussed the importance of manufacturing in development at a webinar, “Industrial Policy and Nation-Building" held on 22 March 2022 via Zoom. 

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To promote the health of its employees, the UP Asian Center launched on 29 April 2022 its Physical Fitness and Wellness Program. It features Zumba and Karate sessions, which are led every Friday of the month, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Asian Center grounds.

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In her recently published book chapter, “Discourse, Empirics, and Perceptions on Investment and Aid: Reconsidering Chinese and Japanese Relations with the Philippines,” Professor Tina S. Clemente of the UP Asian Center studied the economic relationship of both Japan and China with the Philippines.