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

  • PateroSpunkS: Fashioning Fine Arts | An Exhibit Launch

    The UP Asian Center with the support of the UP Office of the President invites the public to attend the upcoming launch of the exhibit titled “PateroSpunkS: Fashioning Fine Arts” on 8 December 2024, 4:00 PM, at the Japan Hall, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. Register for the event through the link provided.

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  • AC and TriCollege Program Writing Bootcamp | Asian Center and TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program

    The UP TriCollege PhD Philippine Studies Program and the UP Asian Center will hold a Writing Bootcamp on 7 and 14 December 2024, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, PST (GMT+8) at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is FREE OF CHARGE. Limited slots are available. Registrations are on a first-come, first-serve basis. All registrants are expected to attend the two-day boot camp.  The deadline for registration is on 5 December 2024.

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  • 60 Years of Malaysia-Philippines Relations: Deepening Cooperation in a Dynamic World | A Forum

    The UP Asian Center in partnership with the Embassy of Malaysia in Manila will hold the forum "60 Years of Malaysia-Philippines Relations: Deepening Cooperation in a Dynamic World" on 5 December 2024, 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. Lunch and refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating.

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The UP Asian Center will hold the public lecture, Boys Love Media in Thailand: Celebrity, Fans, and Transnational Asian Queer Popular Culture on 14 June 2024 at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, and via Zoom (hybrid). The event is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. Walk-ins are welcome, but participants are encouraged to register online.

UP Asian Center Professor Matthew M. Santamaria, Doctor of Law, was appointed UP Artist I under the UP Arts Productivity System in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the creative arts and in art scholarship for national development. 

The UP Asian Center will hold an Academic Programs Information Session on 11 June 2024, 2:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public but signing in to a (free) Zoom account is required.

The UP Asian Center will hold the seminar workshop AKO NAMAN MUNA: Understanding of Mental Health Towards Wellness on 5 June 2024, 2:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), via Zoom. The event is exclusively for the Asian Center Staff only.

The UP Asian Center, in collaboration with the UPD Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts and the UP College of Fine Arts, will hold the "Tampat Pag-addatan Sahaya: Place, Tradition and Light," featuring a lecture demonstration, performances, and an exhibit launch on 6 June 2024, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating availability.