Asian Center, UP Diliman

30/09/2026

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐎𝐖: Dr. Jethro Calacday of the University of Cambridge, delivers his presentation on Ecclesiastical Patronage and Papal Diplomacy during the Philippine Revolution during the online forum, "𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮, 𝗰. 𝟭𝟴𝟱𝟬-𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟬."

You may still join us ONLINE! Link in the comments!
Listen to 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗧𝗲𝗱𝗱𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿. 𝗞𝗲𝘁𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮, as they examine the movement of people, ideas, and religious traditions across borders and consider how these networks shaped Asian societies and histories.

29/09/2026

Mark your calendars! The Asian Center Student Organization (ACSO) invites you to our dedicated webinar on preparing for your comprehensive exams.

🗓 Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Online via Zoom
👉 Register today: https://forms.gle/Vh1mENnNZwDSrsZ1A

Whether you're just starting your coursework or preparing to sit for the exams this term, this session is designed to equip Asian Center, UP Diliman students with a solid gameplan to ace the compre exam, regardless of where they currently stand in their MA program.

We’ll be joined by Meynard Villanueva, an MA Philippine Studies candidate specializing in Development Studies, and Roche Leonor, an MA Asian Studies graduate (Northeast Asia – Korea) currently pursuing her doctorate under the Tri-College PhD Philippine Studies Program.

Mark your calendars! The Asian Center Student Organization (ACSO) invites you to our dedicated webinar on preparing for your comprehensive exams.

🗓 Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Online via Zoom
👉 Register today: https://forms.gle/Vh1mENnNZwDSrsZ1A

Whether you're just starting your coursework or preparing to sit for the exams this term, this session is designed to equip Asian Center, UP Diliman students with a solid gameplan to ace the compre exam, regardless of where they currently stand in their MA program.

We’ll be joined by Meynard Villanueva, an MA Philippine Studies candidate specializing in Development Studies, and Roche Leonor, an MA Asian Studies graduate (Northeast Asia – Korea) currently pursuing her doctorate under the Tri-College PhD Philippine Studies Program.

29/09/2026

MEET THE SPEAKERS!

Engage with scholars as they examine the movement of people, ideas, and religious traditions across borders! Join the online forum, “𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮, 𝗰. 𝟭𝟴𝟱𝟬–𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟬.”

📅 30 September 2026 | 3:00 PM PHT
💻 Online via Zoom
🔗 Register by scanning the QR Code! Link in the comments!

Explore how religious connections, movements, and networks intersected with mobility and imperial transformations across Asia during a period of profound political and social change.

28/09/2026

The UP Asian Center invites researchers, scholars, and students to the 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽, a two-day gathering that brings together emerging research and scholarly conversations on Japan and Japanese Studies in the Philippines.

📅 2–3 October 2026 | 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
📍 Seminar Room, Asian Center, UP Diliman
🔗 Visit our website! Link in the comments.

Featuring Dr. Rouli Esther of Universitas Indonesia as the keynote speaker and UP Asian Center faculty as lecturers and facilitators, the workshop will explore new directions in Japanese Studies research and foster dialogue among scholars and researchers. This activity is co-organized with The Japan Foundation, Manila.

28/09/2026

Explore new perspectives on Asia through two engaging academic events this week. Join us on 30 September and 2–3 October 2026.

📍Online and Onsite at the UP Asian Center
📌 Free and Open to the public
🔗 Visit our website! Link in the comments!

26/09/2026

𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗬: Classes and work at the UP Asian Center are SUSPENDED starting 1:00 PM on Monday, 28 September 2026, in observance of the Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day as provided for under Memorandum Circular No. 136 issued by the Office of the President and UP Diliman Bulletin 2026-028.

Please be guided accordingly.

24/09/2026

Faith travels, and so do the networks that connect Asia.

The UP Asian Center invites you to an online forum, “𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮, 𝗰. 𝟭𝟴𝟱𝟬–𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟬,” exploring how religious connections, movements, and networks intersected with mobility and imperial transformations across Asia during a period of profound political and social change.

📅 30 September 2026 | 3:00 PM PHT
💻 Online via Zoom
🔗 Register now! See link in the comments!

Join us as scholars examine the movement of people, ideas, and religious traditions across borders and consider how these networks shaped Asian societies and histories.

22/09/2026

See you later at “𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀,” an onsite symposium bringing scholars and experts together to discuss emerging dynamics, challenges, and possibilities surrounding human mobility.

📅 22 September 2026 | 1:30 PM PHT
📍 Japan Hall, UP Asian Center
🔗 Register: bit.ly/achumanmobility

Join us for a timely academic conversation on mobility, regions, and a rapidly changing world.

This symposium is organized by the UP Asian Center, in collaboration with the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies – Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA-TUFS) and The Japan Foundation, Manila.

Borders may remain, but human mobility continues to change.

The UP Asian Center, together with its partners, invites you to “𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀,” an onsite symposium bringing scholars and experts together to discuss emerging dynamics, challenges, and possibilities surrounding human mobility.

📅 22 September 2026 | 1:30 PM PHT
📍 Japan Hall, UP Asian Center
🔗 Register: bit.ly/achumanmobility

Join us for a timely academic conversation on mobility, regions, and a rapidly changing world.

This symposium is organized by the UP Asian Center, in collaboration with the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies – Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA-TUFS) and The Japan Foundation, Manila.

21/09/2026

“As human rights violations multiply, a contradiction emerges between the requirements of state security and the security of the people.”
— Francisco Nemenzo and Teresa S. Encarnacion, 1988, “Towards a Democratic Peace and People’s Security,” Asian Studies 25–26: 39–47.

Fifty-four years after the declaration of Martial Law, the UP Asian Center joins the UP Community and the Filipino people in remembering this chapter of Philippine history and reflecting on the enduring importance of human rights, democracy, and academic freedom.

Read the article: “Towards a Democratic Peace and People’s Security”https://www.asj.upd.edu.ph/mediabox/archive/ASJ-25-26-1987-1988/nemenzotadem.pdf