Watch the recording of ‘Reading Asia, Elsewhere: Diasporic Reading Rooms in Action’, an online discussion moderated by our 2025 Librarians-in-Residence, te editions. The conversation features five initiatives: Asia Art Archive in America (New York), Accent Sisters (New York), Common Imprint (Berlin), The Mosaic Rooms (London), and our library in East London.

Bringing together a constellation of independent libraries and reading spaces each distinct in scale, structure, and mission, the event opened up a rich dialogue on contemporary diasporic artistic publishing across transnational and intercultural contexts. Despite their differences, the conversation revealed shared concerns and cross-border solidarities, highlighting the collective commitment of non-Western independent organisations to sustaining and reimagining publishing practices today. Speakers shared their approaches to collection-building, curatorial strategy, and community engagement, offering insights into how publishing practices move within and beyond institutional frameworks. The open discussion and audience Q&A raised timely questions around sustainability, organisational longevity, and the curatorial urgencies shaping public programmes today.

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READING ASIA, ELSEWHERE: DIASPORIC READING ROOMS IN ACTION