Marriage Migrant Women Research Articles

Strategic invisibilization, hypervisibility and empowerment among marriage-migrant women in rural Japan

ABSTRACT This paper draws upon qualitative interview data to explore the everyday experiences of marriage-migrant women in Tohoku, Japan – particularly in the disaster-affected Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. What is it like to live in rural farming and fishing communities as marriage-migrant women? What are their prospects for ‘passing’? Although many chose to live in rural communities and to deal with oppression by strategically invisibilizing themselves, it complicated their disaster experiences. We argue that the Tohoku disasters have caused two major issues: (1) some marriage-migrant women remained invisible and experienced exacerbated vulnerability due to their invisibility and isolation, and (2) others became ‘hypervisible’ but experienced backlash from their family and community, which they originally avoided by invisibilizing themselves. The main objective of this paper is to understand their diverse experiences in pre/post Tohoku disasters through their personal stories, with reference to their visibility.

결혼이주여성이 경험하는 자녀교육의 실태에 관한 연구

The purpose of this study is to analyze the reality of marriage immigrant women` A total of 320 married immigrant women with children were analyzed for their child-rearing status, relationship with their children, their children`s education problems, and their children`s education satisfaction as sub-factors. Results show that the average number of children is 1 or more, ranging from 0 to 4years and from 7 to 12years. The cost of child care and education is higher than the income level. The relationship with children was high in attachment formation, and the lack of understanding of Korean language and difficulty in contents of curriculum were found in helping children`s homework. The problem of children`s education problems of marriage immigrant women was found to be the problem of unaccompanied children`s bullying(17.2%), child-rearing and private education expenses. The marriage migrant women`s educational satisfaction of children was generally high, however, their satisfaction with their children`s school record and life attitude was low. In Busan area, the higher the age and the marriage year, the higher the satisfaction of child education. Therefore, it is necessary for the marriage migrant women to improve the education satisfaction of their children by expanding the specialized field of multicultural education by developing the interest of community and differentiated customized educational programs.

The Married Migrant Women’s Adaptation to Korean Society

The Married Migrant Women’s Adaptation to Korean Society

The Married Migrant Women’s Adaptation to Korean Society

The Married Migrant Women’s Adaptation to Korean Society

광주·전남 국제결혼 이주여성의 한국어 능력이 결혼안정성에 미치는 영향 연구 : 구조방정식 모형을 통한 여가활동 매개효과 검증

광주·전남 국제결혼 이주여성의 한국어 능력이 결혼안정성에 미치는 영향 연구 : 구조방정식 모형을 통한 여가활동 매개효과 검증

Social support, acculturation stress, and parenting stress among marriage-migrant women

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to identify the relationships between social support, acculturation stress, and the parenting stress of marriage-migrant women. BackgroundMarriage-migrant women with preschool children appear to experience acculturation and parenting stress. Persistent stress conditions could lead to serious psychological problems. Nevertheless, little is known about the relationship between their stress and social support alleviating stress. MethodsA questionnaire survey was conducted among 284 marriage-migrant women with preschool children in South Korea, using a questionnaire translated into Chinese, Vietnamese, English, and Korean. A trained research assistant read the questionnaire and asked participants to provide their responses. ResultsA hierarchical regression analysis revealed that acculturation stress was associated with parenting stress among marriage-migrant women with preschool children, and that acculturation stress was mostly associated with social support. A Sobel test indicated that the effect of social support on parenting stress significantly declined when acculturation stress was treated as a mediator of that relationship. Acculturation stress was a mediator between social support and parenting stress. ConclusionNurses must understand the dual stress of acculturation and parenting among marriage-migrant women with preschool children. Furthermore, efforts to support the parenting of marriage-migrant women with preschool children must consider acculturation stress as a major risk factor of parenting stress. Mental health nurses are recommended to conceive programs that reduce the dual stress of acculturation and parenting, which could help improve the mental health of this group.

A study on semantics of marriage migrant Women’s discrimination experiences for social integration -Focusing on the Child’s school life experiences -

A study on semantics of marriage migrant Women’s discrimination experiences for social integration -Focusing on the Child’s school life experiences -

Governing through mobilities and the expansion of spatial capability of Vietnamese marriage migrant activist women in South Korea

This paper revisits the debate on marriage migration by highlighting the role of governing power and individual response in the process of migration decision‐making and post‐settlement of Vietnamese marriage migrant activist women in South Korea. It contributes to current marriage migration debates by employing the lens of ‘governmobility’ and ‘spatial capability’. The research looks at how female migrant activists maneuver coercion, resistance, and activism, both governed by nation‐state politics, but also actively deciding their fate amidst pressures of the global marriage market. Based on in‐depth interviews with 21 Vietnamese marriage migrant women who have worked in mentoring, counselling and translating for other Vietnamese migrants, our findings demonstrate that marriage migrants are positioned in between two nation‐states whose perspectival focus is on relieving the tensions of their own domestic job and marital markets. At the same time, these women have broken free from the inertia of socio‐familial status quo and state intervention to become self‐governing agents of mobility in various stages of their migration and adaptation. Fueled on by their position as activists, the marriage migrants then expand their spatial capability to place‐making—shifting the notion of freedom from simply taking part in mobility to reshaping their locale.

Cultural Conflict Resolution Styles of Marriage-Migrant Women in Korea: From the Perspectives of Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian and Filipino Women

Cultural Conflict Resolution Styles of Marriage-Migrant Women in Korea: From the Perspectives of Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian and Filipino Women

Influencing factors of marital satisfaction in the married migrant women from china

Influencing factors of marital satisfaction in the married migrant women from china

Developing Information Services and Social Integration of Marriage Migrant Women in Korea

Developing Information Services and Social Integration of Marriage Migrant Women in Korea

Vietnamese Immigrant Women's Experience of Maternity after Childbirth.

To understand the meaning and essence of Vietnamese migrant women's maternal experience after childbirth. A phenomenological methodology was used for this study. Study participants were six Vietnamese marriage migrant women who had experience of childbirth in Korea. Data collection period was from February 1 through November 4, 2016. Data were collected through in-depth interview and analyzed with the Giorgi method. As a result of study, six main meanings and 12 themes were produced. The six main meanings produced in this study were 'childbirth realized in the double difficulty', 'concerned health between the ở cữ and the sanhujori', 'tired body with hard parenting', 'crowding regret for international marriage after childbirth', 'Grateful partner becoming the prop', and 'Growing maternal instinct by moving the mind and body in a foreign country'. Consideration for postnatal care is necessary from Vietnamese marriage migrant women's viewpoint. Systematic education programs that can improve nursing capability of medical personnel for multicultured clinical practice with development of a postnatal care program suited to multiculture are also necessary.

Analysis of Food Adaptation and Dietary Behavior of Marriage Migrant Women According to Their Acculturation Type in Dongducheon City

Analysis of Food Adaptation and Dietary Behavior of Marriage Migrant Women According to Their Acculturation Type in Dongducheon City

Determining the quality of life of marriage migrant women in Korea

In search of greater economic and social opportunities, people emigrate, choosing to leave their countries of birth. Currently, many married migrant women are building new lives in Korea. They are no longer foreigners or part of the social minority but neighbors raising children and engaging in economic activity in Korea. The purposes of this study are to clarify the importance of studying, in the field of policy studies, the quality of life of marriage migrant women who left their homelands to live in Korea, and to analyze various factors that affect quality of life. Specifically, family factors, relational factors, social factors, and cultural and policy factors are examined. Based on the results of the empirical analysis, this study suggests various policy implications for enhancing the quality of life of marriage migrant women.

결혼이주여성의 여가경험과 기본심리욕구충족 및 생애목표에 관한 연구

결혼이주여성의 여가경험과 기본심리욕구충족 및 생애목표에 관한 연구

The Meaning of Empowerment in Community Activities of Korean International Marriage Migrant Women

The Meaning of Empowerment in Community Activities of Korean International Marriage Migrant Women

Unequal Chance of Obtaining a Secure Job: Marriage Migrant Women in the Korean Labor Market

This study aimed to empirically analyze the magnitude of discrimination within the South Korean labor market between immigrant and native women in light of different employment patterns. Using an extended version of the Oaxaca decomposition method, special analytical attention was paid to the heavy concentration of immigrant women in the informal sector of the labor market rather than the formal sector. The extensive data for the study came from the Korea National Survey of Multicultural Families and the 12th wave of the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study, both conducted in 2009. Overall, the results presented a strong case that immigrant women are more susceptible to discrimination than their native counterparts in terms of obtaining a secure job in the formal sector. After controlling for a range of individual characteristics, a significant proportion of this employment disparity remained unexplained, giving credence to the existence of systematic discrimination endemic in the labor market.

결혼이주여성의 공연중심 연극 프로그램 개발과 실행: 변화를 위한 협력적 실행연구

결혼이주여성의 공연중심 연극 프로그램 개발과 실행: 변화를 위한 협력적 실행연구

국내 네팔 결혼이주여성의 본국 가족에 대한 초국적 돌봄 연구

이 연구는 광주광역시에 거주하는 네팔 결혼이주여성을 대상으로 하여 이들의 본국 가족원에 대한 초국적 돌봄의 양상을 규명하고 있다. 네팔 결혼이주여성은 물질적이고 정서적인 지지와 지원, 네팔방문과 직접적 돌봄, 가족의 한국 초청을 통한 노동기회 제공 등 다양한 형식으로 본국 가족에 대한 돌봄을 초국적으로 실천하고 있다. 이러한 초국적 돌봄 실천 양상에 대한 적절한 이해를 위해서 이주여성을 한국 사회와 네팔 사회 사이에

Caring practices of marriage migrant women in Korea

Korea has experienced tremendous changes to virtually all aspects of its family structure, including an influx of international marriage migrants from developing countries in Asia. Because marriage migrant females are biological and cultural reproducers, they play a significant role as caregivers for their husband’s family. Despite the importance, our understanding about its burden is significantly limited. To fill this gap, this paper examined caregiving practices of marriage migrants. Results indicate that there are large country-of-origin variations in caring for both disabled family members and young children. An interaction between education and the country of origin showed more nuanced pattern.