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

  • Encounters: Global and Diplomatic Histories of the Philippines | An Onsite Research Colloquium
  • M-uliʔ: The Asian Center Homecoming 2025
  • Tanaw: The Asian Center at 70, Pillars of History | A Onsite Roundtable

  • Encounters: Global and Diplomatic Histories of the Philippines | An Onsite Research Colloquium

    The UP Asian Center will be holding the onsite research colloquium "Encounters: Global and Diplomatic Histories of the Philippines" on 10 December 2025, 2:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Snacks will be served. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating. 

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  • M-uliʔ: The Asian Center Homecoming 2025

     The UP Asian Center its first-ever Alumni Homecoming, "M-uliʔ: The Asian Center Homecoming" on 29 November 2025, 6:00 PM (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is BY INVITATION ONLY.

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  • Tanaw: The Asian Center at 70, Pillars of History | A Onsite Roundtable

     The UP Asian Center will hold the Roundtable Discussion, "Tanaw: The Asian Center at 70, Pillars of History" on 28 November 2025, 10:30 AM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.

        

    ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE

    As part of the 70th anniversary celebration of the UP Asian Center, the roundtable discussion focuses on the history and the pioneers who have shaped the Asian Center over the years. This round table serves as a look back at the center's colorful past, as well as a look ahead to its future direction. The event aims to provide a platform for scholarly exchange and critical discussion. The roundtable discussion also aims to provide the audience with the opportunity to learn more about the center's history and its notable scholars.

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Three Korea majors from the Asian Center recently participated in two major conferences on Korea Studies in Seoul, South Korea in May and July 2025.

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The UP Asian Center is organizing the exhibit and curator's talk, “Unwrapping Japanese Culture Through the Tenugui Textile: An Exhibit of Japanese Hand-Dyed Cloth” on 20 August 2025, 1 PM to 3 PM (GMT+8), ONSITE at the UP Asian Center. The exhibit and a pop-up store will run from 18 to 23 August 2025, 11 AM to 5 PM at the 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 in collaboration with the Ramon Magsaysay Transformative Leadership Institute is organizing the panel discussion, “Growing Up with Ghibli: Transnational Legacies of Hayao Miyazaki” on 18 August 2025, 1 PM to 4 PM (GMT+8), ONSITE at the UP Asian Center. The event is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.

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The UP Asian Center continues to expand its global academic network through active student exchange programs with its three partner institutions established under existing Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs): South China Normal University, University of Tehran, and University of Jordan. These partnerships open rich opportunities for students (particularly for Asian Center students specializing in Northeast and West Asia) to engage in cross-cultural learning, deepen their regional expertise, and gain valuable international experience.

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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman is looking for graduate assistants for the Office of the Dean, External Affairs, and the Research and Publications Office for the First Semester, AY 2024–2025. The deadline for applications is 14 August 2025. This is open to all UP Diliman graduate students. AC graduate students are highly encouraged to apply.