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Portugal and Southeast Asia: Shared Histories, Current Synergies | An Online Panel Discussion
The UP Asian Center in partnership with the Orient Institute (Instituto do Oriente) and the Colégio Tropical of University of Lisbon, Portugal will host the online panel discussion "Portugal and Southeast Asia: Shared Histories, Current Synergies" on 8 and 9 July 2025, 3 PM to 5 PM (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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Preserving Legacies: An Introduction of the MCM Santamaria Book Collection | Book Talk and Formal Turnover
The UP Asian Center will host the book talk, "Preserving Legacies: An Introduction of the MCM Santamaria Book Collection" and formal turnover to the Asian Center Library on 20 June 2025, 1 PM to 3 PM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Hall, Hall of Wisdom, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.
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Hindu Populism Against Religious Minorities in India | A Public Lecture
The UP Asian Center will be holding the public lecture "Hindu Populism Against Religious Minorities in India" on 4 July 2025, 1:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman (ONSITE). The event is free and open to the public. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating.
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This May, three Southeast Asia majors of the UP Asian Center present their theses online via Zoom, the first batch to do so in the 55-year-history of the college.
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We've collected some of the relevant information regarding university policy in light of Covid-19.
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Compassion and academic excellence are twin values that our community upholds. The challenge now is how to uphold both values despite the constraints of our context.
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Dr. Renato S. Velasco, alumnus of the UP Asian Center, passed away last 4 April 2020, at the age of 66.
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Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia is a peer-reviewed journal published since 1963 by the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman.