Asian Population Studies
Volume 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-105

Marriage migrants as emigrants: Remittances of marriage migrant women from Vietnam to their natal families (Article)

Bélanger D.* , Linh T.G. , Duong L.B.
  • a Canada Research Chair in Population, Gender and Development, Department of Sociology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5C2, Canada
  • b Institute for Social Development Studies, Hanoi, Viet Nam
  • c Institute for Social Development Studies, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Abstract

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. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.

Author Keywords

Vietnam Marriage migration Gender East Asia remittances Development

Index Keywords

Viet Nam financial system migrants remittance Far East gender issue Multivariate Analysis social development emigration poverty marriage womens status conceptual framework
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79958864725&doi=10.1080%2f17441730.2011.576810&partnerID=40&md5=6689ccd9c1380305cf1f48a39f00e374
DOI: 10.1080/17441730.2011.576810
ISSN: 17441730
Cited by: 18
Original Language: English