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

  • CALL FOR STUDENT PRESENTERS | Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue 2025
  • Rethinking Rarity: Intellectual Resonance and the MCM Book Collection | A Special Discussion
  • Reimagining Asian Studies: Perspectives from Central Asia | An Online Roundtable

  • CALL FOR STUDENT PRESENTERS | Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue 2025

    The UP Asian Center is now accepting applications (abstracts) for student presenters to the Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue 2025 co-organized with UP CIFAL Philippines, the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center of Stanford University (APARC), and the Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future (BKMF). The deadline for applications is 13 October 2025, 12 PM (Manila Time). The call is open only to senior-level undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in any university in the Philippines.

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  • Rethinking Rarity: Intellectual Resonance and the MCM Book Collection | A Special Discussion

    The UP Asian Center will host a special discussion, "Rethinking Rarity: Intellectual Resonance and the MCM Book Collection," on 9 October 2025, 2 PM to 4 PM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, Second Floor of the Hall of Wisdom, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.

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  • Reimagining Asian Studies: Perspectives from Central Asia | An Online Roundtable

    The UP Asian Center will host the online roundtable, "Reimagining Asian Studies: Perspectives from Central Asia" on 22 October 2025, 2 PM, PHT (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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Dr. Grace Odal-Devora, beloved student of the UP Asian Center and TriCollege Ph.D. Philippines Studies and former president of the AC Alumni Association, passed away on 19 March 2025. He was 68.

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The UP Asian Center will hold the special lecture "Taiwan’s Regional Environment and Cross-Strait Relations" on 2 April 2025, 2 PM, PHT (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. 

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the UP Department of Women and Development Studies and the UP Center for Women and Gender Studies, will hold the lecture "Women’s/Gender Studies Across Asia: Tales of Epistemic Struggles, Institutional Transformations, Volatilities and Transformations" on 14 March 2025, 4:30 PM, PHT (GMT+8), at the Audio-Visual Room, CSWCD, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. 

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the Art Studies Class of Asst. Prof. Szusza Velasco of the UP Department of Art Studies,  presents the documentary film showing of Carving the Divine, on 4 April 2025, 1:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8), at the ASEAN and Japan Hall, Hall of Wisdom, UP Asian Center, UP Diliman, Quezon City. The event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating.

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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines and the UP Center for International Studies, presents the Special Cultural Performance of Nihon Buyo Senju (日本舞踊 扇寿流) on 14 March 2025, 6:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8), at the UP School of Statistics Auditorium, UP Diliman, Quezon City. The event is free and open to the public, but PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED due to limited slots. Walk-ins are NOT ALLOWED.