MARRIAGE MIGRANTS AS EMIGRANTS

This article examines the emigration dimension of marriage migration in Asia by focusing on remittances received by parents from daughters who married and migrated abroad. Based on a study of 250 migrant-sending households in Vietnam with a daughter living in an Asian country as a 'foreign wife...

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Published in:Asian population studies 2011-07, Vol.7 (2), p.89-105
Main Authors: Bélanger, Danièle, Linh, Tran Giang, Duong, Le Bach
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Development
East Asia
Emigration
Foreigners
Gender
Marriage
Marriage migration
Multivariate analysis
Noncitizens
Regression analysis
Remittances
Vietnam
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Summary:This article examines the emigration dimension of marriage migration in Asia by focusing on remittances received by parents from daughters who married and migrated abroad. Based on a study of 250 migrant-sending households in Vietnam with a daughter living in an Asian country as a 'foreign wife', the analysis provides empirical evidence that emigrant spouses make substantial financial contributions to their natal families through remittances. A multivariate analysis of the determinants of remittance-sending shows that a woman's characteristics and living conditions abroad largely determine whether or not she remits, while the relative poverty level of her natal family has limited influence. Findings call for a broader conceptualization of 'women who marry foreigners' or 'foreign brides' as emigrants who contribute to the social development of their sending countries. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1744-1730
1744-1749
DOI:10.1080/17441730.2011.576810