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

The UP Asian Center will host a symposium, Partnering for Development:  Philippines-Taiwan Cooperation in the Services Sector on 19 October 2018, Friday, 2:00 pm–4:30 pm, Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, Quezon City.

Enjoy and experience Thailand’s culture through its dances, games and food at Suk Jai Thailand: A Thai Cultural Fair on 28 August 2018, 1 pm–4 pm, UP Asian Center, QC.

The UP Asian Center and the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in the Philippines will be hosting a miniconcert, Bamboo Harmony: Angklung Music and Indonesian Dance, on 23 August 2018, 10 am to 1:00 pm, UP Asian Center, QC.

The UP Asian Center will host a research forum, Japan Studies AcrossBorders, and the book launching of “Thinking Beyond the State: Migration, Integration, and Citizenship in Japan and the Philippines” on 16 August 2018, 1:00 pm–4:00 pm, Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, Quezon City. Both events are free and open to the public, but seating is first-come, first-served; interested participants are requested to sign up to receive any change to the program.

The UP Asian Center co-organized the 2018 ASEAN-Korea Youth Network Workshop held from 2–7 July 2018 in Seoul, Republic of Korea, and from 7–11 July 2018 in Manila, Philippines.