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 APPLICATIONS | Subic SQUAD Forum 2026
  • Intersecting Horizons: Flows and Encounters in Philippine Borderlands | An Onsite Academic Conference
  • From Negatives to Narratives: The Analog Heritage of the Asian Center  |  A Public Lecture and Exhibit

  • CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Subic SQUAD Forum 2026

    The UP Asian Center, in collaboration with the Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies (YCAPS), La Trobe Asia, the Philippines–Australia Forum, FACTS Asia, and We Protect our Seas (WPS) is NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for the Subic SQUAD Forum 2026. The deadline for submission is 31 March 2026. 

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  • Intersecting Horizons: Flows and Encounters in Philippine Borderlands | An Onsite Academic Conference

    The UP Asian Center, with the support of the UP Diliman - Office of Initiatives for Culture and the Arts (OICA), is CALLING FOR PARTICIPANTS for the Onsite Academic Conference, “Intersecting Horizons: Flows and Encounters in Philippine Borderlands” on 26 February 2026, Thursday, 9 AM (Manila Time). The conference is FREE and open to the public. Food and conference materials will be provided but SLOTS ARE LIMITED. 

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  • From Negatives to Narratives: The Analog Heritage of the Asian Center  |  A Public Lecture and Exhibit

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    The UP Asian Center will be holding the onsite public lecture and exhibit "From Negatives to Narratives: The Analog Heritage of the Asian Center" on 23 February 2026, 1:00 - 3:30 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. The exhibit will be displayed at the Hall of Wisdom lobby from 23 to 28 February 2026. The event is free and open to the public. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating. 

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As part of the 2025 UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival, the UP Asian Center and UP CIFAL Philippines is conducting the 2025 forum and competition, Youth-In-Charge: Environmental Action of the Youth as Champions of Sustainability on 14 March 2025, 12 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Diliman, Quezon City. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Online pre-registration is required due to limited seating.

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The UP Asian Center,  in partnership with the Center for International Studies and the  DLSU-Southeast Asia Research Center and Hub (SEARCH) invites you to the CO2LIBRI SPRING SCHOOL Lecture Dialogues, "Reimagining the University: Confronting Coloniality, Safeguarding Academic Freedom, Nurturing Alternative Paths of Learning," on 3 - 7 March 2025, 10:00 AM, PST (GMT+8) at the ASEAN Hall, UP Asian Center and the Henry Sy Hall Roofdeck, De La Salle University Manila. This 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 and the Japan Foundation Manila will hold the "Japanese Studies in the Philippines: The 7th Japanese Studies Research Development Competition” on 15 March 2025, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (GMT+8), and 22 March 2025, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (GMT+8), both at the Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural 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 History, will hold the book launch and lecture "War Memorialization and Nation-Building in Twentieth-Century Southeast Asia" on 10 March 2025, 10:00 AM, PHT (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. 

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The TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program invites you to the PAKIGHINABI SERIES, "Harmonies of Identity: Exploring Filipino Music and Dance Across Time," an afternoon of research presentations, discussions, and live performances on 24 February 2025, 2:00 to 5:00 PM at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Diliman. This event is free and open to the public. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating.