Mobile Library – Building a cultural bridge between Taiwan and Southeast Asia

At the bustling Taipei Train Station, a heavily laden travel case shuttles through the crowds of people. However, this travel case doesn't contain the usual holiday articles, but instead an array of Indonesian books. In order to ensure that migrant workers from Southeast Asia have the opportunity to read books, one Southeast Asian bookshop in the city has set up this stall offering books to borrow each Sunday.

In addition to having its own stall position, the bookshop has also teamed up with a restaurant, which allows users of the restaurant to read too. New immigrants using the restaurant can not only enjoy authentic Southeast Asia food but also browse through a book of their interest. The Southeast Asia Themed Bookstore is continually creating new opportunities for new immigrants to read and find freedom of the mind through the familiarity of one’s native language, so that though far from home, they can still feel the warmth of their homeland. 

Mobile Library – Building a cultural bridge between Taiwan and Southeast Asia 

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移動圖書館 台灣與東南亞的文化橋樑

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熱鬧的台北車站，一個沉甸甸的行李箱穿梭在人群中，那不是一般的旅行用品，而是印尼文書籍。為了讓東南亞移工移民有更多看書的機會，有一間東南亞主題書店每逢週日固定在台北車站擺設書攤，供移工移民借閱。書店除了有自己的據點之外，也與餐廳合作，讓餐廳內空間也成了閱覽室，新住民來到店內不僅有道地南洋風味料理可以品嚐，也可以找到屬於自己的閱讀空間。東南亞書店提供新住民更多閱讀的機會。透過熟悉的文字，使他們獲得了心靈上的自由，手上拿一本熟悉的書，讓他們就算身處異鄉，也能感受來自故鄉的溫暖。