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

  • Portugal and Southeast Asia: Shared Histories, Current Synergies | An Online Panel Discussion
  • Preserving Legacies: An Introduction of the MCM Santamaria Book Collection | Book Talk and Formal Turnover
  • Hindu Populism Against Religious Minorities in India | A Public Lecture

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The UP Asian Center will be holding—via Zoom—an online book launch of “The Politics of International Marriage in Japan,” on 2 December 2021, 1 pm – 3 pm, Philippine Standard Time.

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The UP Asian Center will be hosting a lecture by Professor Jayati Ghosh to launch the webinar series, “Interrogating Globalization in the Asian Context,” on 29 November 2021, 10:30 am, Philippine Standard Time.

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The UP Asian Center will be holding a roundtable via Zoom, “New Directions in Asian Studies Webinar Series: Networks of Knowledge on Asia” on 26 November 2021, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Philippine Standard Time.

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The UP Asian Center will be holding a virtual launch—via Zoom—of the online exhibit, “Collecting Histories: Gems from the Asian Center Art Collection” on 22 November 2021, 3:00pm to 6:00pm, Philippine Standard Time. 

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Celebrate with us on our 66th birthday! As part of its celebration, there will be a month-long series of online activities (via Zoom) that are free and open to the public.