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Voices of Foreign Brides - The Roots and Development of Multiculturalism in Korea (Hardcover, New)
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Voices of Foreign Brides - The Roots and Development of Multiculturalism in Korea (Hardcover, New)
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Since the early 1990s, there has been a critical shortage of
marriageable women in farming and fishing villages in Korea. This
shortage, which has become a major social problem, resulted from a
mass exodus of Korean women to cities and industrial zones. Korea's
efforts to give rural bachelors a chance to marry have succeeded in
providing 120,146 brides from 123 countries. However, the Korean
government has proven to be ill-prepared to deal with the problems
that foreign brides have encountered: family squabbles, prejudice,
discrimination, divorce, suicide, and many adversities. The UN
Commission on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination warned Korea
to stop mistreatment of foreign brides and their children, those of
so-called mixed blood, on account of human rights violations. This
book comprehensively covers Korean multiculturalism, with a focus
on the foreign brides. In a two-pronged ethnographic approach, it
offers a historical account of Korean immigration and
naturalization, while also relating that past to the contemporary
situation. As more and more people cross national boundaries, this
detailed description of Korean multiculturalism serves as a
valuable case study for an increasingly globalized world. Kim tells
the stories of these voiceless women in a compassionate manner.
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