 | About Me | Mar 3, 2009 |
The Asian Center is the University of the Philippines’ only unit with a regional area of specialization. It offers graduate level multidisciplinary academic programs on Asian studies (including Philippine studies), and conducts research into a broad range of political, economic, social and cultural issues affecting Asia and the Pacific. The Asian Center’s mandate is underpinned by law, Republic Act 5334. Romulo Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Telefax: 02-9270909 email: up.asiancenter@yahoo.com visit our official website at: http://ac.upd.edu.ph/  Dec. 10, 2011 -Saturday 10am GT-Toyota Asian Center Sponsored by the Embassy Of the Republic of Indonesia in Manila Sahabat Indonesia Club in cooperation with Asian Center | Start: | Dec 10, '11 10:00a | | Location: | GT-Toyota Asian Center |
Dec. 10, 2011 -Saturday 10am GT-Toyota Asian Center Sponsored by the Embassy Of the Republic of Indonesia in Manila Sahabat Indonesia Club in cooperation with Asian Center 
|  | REPRESSION AND TOLERATION OF POLITICAL DISSENT IN CONTEMPORARY VIETNAM
with BENEDICT J. TRIA KERKVLIET
Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet is Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University. His researches focus on politics in the Philippines and Vietnam. His books include Beyond Hanoi: Local Government in Vietnam (2004), co-edited with David G. Marr; The Power of Everyday Politics: How Vietnamese Peasants Transformed National Policy (2005); Everyday Politics in the Philippines: Class and Status Relations in a Central Luzon Village (2002); and, The Huk Rebellion: A Study of Peasant Revolt in the Philippines (1977). A recent article is “Workers’ Protests in Contemporary Vietnam (with Some Comparisons to Those in the Pre-1975 South),” (2010) Journal of Vietnamese Studies 5:1.
Organized by: Asian Regional Exchange for New Alternatives (ARENA Philippines), Philippine Political Science Association (PPSA), UP Asian Center, UP Political Science Department and UP Third World Studies Center |
| | Aug 13 & 14, 2011
GT- Toyota Asian Center Hall of Wisdom
Organized by AC Balangay, the Association of Graduate Students Of UP Asian Center in cooperation with UP Asian Center |
ASIAN CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN
Attention: Old and New Students
Subject: Student Orientation/Meeting
Date: July 23, 2011 (11-1 PM)
Venue: Bulwagang Sala’am, Romulo Hall, Asian Center
Dear Students,
You are all invited to attend the Student Orientation/Meeting of the Asian Center students and faculty on July 23, 2011 at the Bulwagang Sala’am, Romulo Hall, Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. Free Snacks.
Please be guided accordingly.
For more information please visit Dr. Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr, or see the College Secretary Dr. Eden Layda.
| | April 17, 2011
12:30pm GT-TOYOTA ASIAN CENTER AUDITORIUM |
| | Seating Capacity:
Auditorium- 528
Seminar rm: 48
For inquiries please call:
981 8500 local 3580 or 920 35 35
email: up.asiancenter@gmail.com
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| | Democratization and the Recent Popular Uprising in the Middle East and North African (in particular Tunisia and Egypt) Region: Implications for the Philippines
Venue: Bulwagang Sala'am, Romulo Hall, Asian Center, UP Diliman
Date: 18th February, 2011 |
| | February 11, 2011 - GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, UP Diliman, featuring the Fujian Normal University (FNU) Art Troupe, the Angeles University Foundation (AUF) Performing Arts and UP Tugma. |
 We would like to invite everyone to a cultural show entitled Jasmine Fragrance Brings Spring to the Philippines on February 11, 2011 (Friday) at 4:30 pm at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, UP Diliman, featuring the Fujian Normal University (FNU) Art Troupe and the Angeles University Foundation (AUF) Performing Arts. The first of a series of shows, the concert premiere will have Chinese Ambassador Liu Jianchao, UP President Dr. Fred Pascual and FNU Chairman Luo Ying as special guests and speakers. The same cultural show will be staged at the University of Santo Tomas on February 12, Bulacan State University on February 14 and Ateneo de Manila University on February 15. ADMISSION IS FREE! For more details, please contact UP Asian Center at 920 3535 or at 981 8500 local 3580. 
| | Lecture-forum on Progress, Problems, and Prospects of Modern Chinese Economy, January 17, 2011 with Prof. Shen Boming of the School of International Business and Economics, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangdong, China. |
| Start: | Jan 17, '11 10:00a | | Location: | Rm 206 GT-Toyota Asian Center Hall of Wisdom, Asian Center, UP Diliman |
Theme: Progress, Problems, and Prospects of Modern Chinese Economy Date/Time: 17th January 2011 (Monday, 10 A.M.-12 Noon) The Asian Center, University of the Philippines in cooperation with the Confucius Institute at the Ateneo de Manila University would like to invite you to a lecture-forum on Progress, Problems, and Prospects of Modern Chinese Economy on January 17, 2011 (Monday, 10 am-12 Noon) at the GT-Toyota Hall of Wisdom Seminar room. The lecturer will be Prof. Shen Boming of the School of International Business and Economics, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangdong, China. We hope to receive an early confirmation from you. For more inquiries please contact Dr. Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr. with this number: 981-85-00/loc. 3577 or e-mail him at: junior_sevilla@yahoo.com. 
| | November 24, 2010 |
 In celebration of the International Day of Non-Violence
The UP Asian Center and the UP Film Institute in cooperation with the Embassy of India in the Philippines cordially invite you to the Film Showing of
The Making of the Mahatma
A joint Indian-South African film by renowned Indian Director Shyam Benegal on the early life of Mahatma Gandhi during his 21 years in South Africa.
Thursday, October 07, 2010 - 6pm.
Cine Adarna , UPFI Film Center, UP Diliman
with brief introductory remarks by H.E. Mr. Yogendra Kumar, Ambassador of India to the Philippines FREE ADMISSION!*for inquiries please call 981 8500 local 3580 or email us at up.asiancenter@gmail.com | Start: | Oct 1, '10 3:00p | | Location: | Rm 206 GT-Toyota Cultural Building, Asian Center, UP Diliman |
Topic: “Turkey's Integration with Europe: Issues and Prospects” by H.E. Hatice Pinar Isik, Turkey's Ambassador to the Philippines. Venue: Rm 206 GT-Toyota Cultural Building, Asian Center, UP Diliman Date: October 01, 2010 Friday, 3:00-5:00pm | Start: | Sep 24, '10 3:00p | | Location: | GT-Toyota Asian Center Hall of Wisdom RM 206 |
LECTURE DISCUSSION on “Terrorism in Indonesia and Southeast Asia: An Assessment” MR. ANDHIKA BAMBANG SUPENO Minister Counselor for Political Affairs Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia Friday, 3-5 PM, 24 September 2010 Hall of Wisdom, GT Asian Cultural Center Asian Center, UP Diliman | Start: | Sep 17, '10 2:00p | | Location: | Rm 206 GT-Toyota Cultural Building, Asian Center, UP Diliman |
This Lecture-Forum aims to discuss the impact of Iran’s nuclear energy program on the security of Asia and the World. Main Speaker: Prof. Mohammad Ali Savadi Prof. Mohammad Ali Savadi is a visiting professor from the Islamic Research Institute for Culture and Thought, Iran. He holds a Doctoral Degree in Islamic Studies.
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