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Case Study for Vietnamese Marriage Immigrants' Adjustment to Korea

베트남 결혼이민자의 한국 생활적응 사례연구

  • Cahe, Ock-Hi (Dept. of Family Child Welfare, Won Kwang University) ;
  • Hong, Dal-Ah-Gi (Dept. of Family Child Welfare, Won Kwang University)
  • 채옥희 (원광대학교 생활과학대학 가정아동복지학) ;
  • 홍달아기 (원광대학교 생활과학대학 가정아동복지학)
  • Published : 2007.02.28

Abstract

This study looks into their process to wedding for Vietnamese brides and the motives of their marriage of whom are living in rural areas near an urban city, and the difficulties of their living in Korea. The mist significant motive of their marriage for the Vietnamese brides if financial reasons. They also think that Korean men are well-off and reliable and that the men's occupations or the age are any matter to be considered. As for the Korean men married to Vietnamese brides, the mist significant motive of their marriage is that Vietnamese brides are considered to be good-natured hardworking, sincere and respectful of the elderly. The wedding process usually takes place in 5-6 days through matchmaking, and the background of their Korean man gets inflated by their matchmaking agency. Some of the most significant difficulties for their life in Korea are due to the language barrier, their husbands' incompetence for a living, conceptions before the young brides get adjusted to Korean living. Most significant support networks are their husbands/families, and their neighbors, relatives and friends that can share Korean cultures and Vietnamese cultures with them. At last, the local communities should continuously offer them educational opportunities for Korean language and social/ cultural understanding.

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  2. Influence of Spousal Support on the Relationship between Acculturative Stress and Sense of Parenting Competence among Married Vietnamese Immigrant Women vol.24, pp.2, 2018, https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2018.24.2.174