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

  • Punla at Binhi: Butoh Workshop Series | An Onsite Workshop-Performance
  • Flavors of Friendship: Food Across the ASEAN | A Photo Contest
  • Flavors of Friendship: A Taste of ASEAN Heritage | A Gastronomic Fair

  • Punla at Binhi: Butoh Workshop Series | An Onsite Workshop-Performance

    The UP Asian Center is co-hosting the Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue 2025 on 10 November 2025 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel and 11 November 2025 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, 9 AM - 5 PM, PHT (Manila Time). Both days of the forum are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Pre-registration is recommended due to limited available slots. Food and refreshments will be provided. 

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  • Flavors of Friendship: Food Across the ASEAN | A Photo Contest

    The UP Asian Center is now accepting photo entries to the photo contest, "Flavors of Friendship: Food Across the ASEAN" co-organized with DFA - Office of Cultural Diplomacy and the Asian Center Student Organization. The deadline for applications is 6 November 2025. The call is open to the public.

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  • Flavors of Friendship: A Taste of ASEAN Heritage | A Gastronomic Fair

    The UP Asian Center will hold the on-site gastronomic fair, "Flavors of Friendship: A Taste of ASEAN Heritage" on 10 November 2025, 8 AM to 12 PM (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.

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In partnership with the Japan Foundation Manila, the UP Asian Center is now accepting submissions for the 5th Japanese Studies in the Philippines Research Competition. Filipino graduate students—MA and PhD—may submit any Japan-related research papers (except topics that focus solely on natural sciences, medical sciences, and engineering); undergraduate students may enter essays addressing the topic, “Learning from each other: Disaster Resilience and Recovery in Japan and the Philippines.”

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Six UP Asian Center faculty members received 2022 UP Diliman Centennial Professorial Chairs and Faculty Grants in recognition of their research and mentoring efforts in the previous year. The awards were formally conferred during the University Council meeting on 10 October 2022. Below are the awardees from the UP Asian Center.

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The UP Asian Center is looking for one (1) non-UP contractual Junior Museum Specialist who will be tasked to support the Assistant to the Dean for Cultural Affairs in cultural and museum-related activities until April 2023. The contract may be renewed. Deadline of application is 15 October 2022.

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The UP Asian Center in partnership with Japan Foundation Manila will be hosting a webinar via Zoom, "REFUGE OR REFUSE?: Afghanistan and Japan’s Racialized State Control” on 10 October 2022, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Philippine Standard Time. The webinar is free and open to the public. Registration and signing in to a (free) Zoom account is required.

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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman is looking for one (1) graduate assistant for the Dean’s Office for the First Semester, AY 2022–2023. The deadline of applications is on 30 September 2022. This is open to all UP Diliman graduate students. AC graduate students are highly encouraged to apply.