Confessions Of A Mail Order Bride

Download or read book Confessions of a Mail Order Bride written by Wanwadee Larsen and published by HarperPrism. This book was released on 1990-12 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, who emigrated from Thailand, describes her experiences adjusting to life in a new country.

Download or read book Economic Citizens written by Christine So and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-14 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In narratives dominated by money, exchange is the route to Asian American visibility.

Download or read book Shadowlines written by Develeena Ghosh and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shadowlines: Women and Borders in Contemporary Asia explores the often ambiguous and contradictory roles of Asian women in the postcolonial world. As globalisation advances, labour mobility is transforming traditional definitions of women’s work. The commodification of female sexuality in both the international and the national marketplace generates conflicting dynamics of oppression and liberation, as do the wider possibilities of employment and migration more generally. The consequences can be enslaving or empowering, depending on context. How do the women themselves experience these changes? What are their opportunities for engagement with the wider political world which shapes these processes? In this volume, a range of eminent academics address these questions by placing the testimony of individual women within the wider discourse of postcolonialism and gender studies.

Download or read book Buying a Bride written by Marcia A. Zug and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have always been mail-order brides in America—but we haven’t always thought about them in the same ways. In Buying a Bride, Marcia A. Zug starts with the so-called “Tobacco Wives” of the Jamestown colony and moves all the way forward to today’s modern same-sex mail-order grooms to explore the advantages and disadvantages of mail-order marriage. It’s a history of deception, physical abuse, and failed unions. It’s also the story of how mail-order marriage can offer women surprising and empowering opportunities. Drawing on a forgotten trove of colorful mail-order marriage court cases, Zug explores the many troubling legal issues that arise in mail-order marriage: domestic abuse and murder, breach of contract, fraud (especially relating to immigration), and human trafficking and prostitution. She tells the story of how mail-order marriage lost the benign reputation it enjoyed in the Civil War era to become more and more reviled over time, and she argues compellingly that it does not entirely deserve its current reputation. While it is a common misperception that women turn to mail-order marriage as a desperate last resort, most mail-order brides are enticed rather than coerced. Since the first mail-order brides arrived on American shores in 1619, mail-order marriage has enabled women to improve both their marital prospects and their legal, political, and social freedoms. Buying A Bride uncovers this history and shows us how mail-order marriage empowers women and should be protected and even encouraged.

Download or read book Mothering written by Evelyn Nakano Glenn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Download or read book The Cowboy’s Soulmate: Steamy Mail Order Bride Western Romance written by Mia Brody and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a jaded playboy find forever with his curvy mail order bride and her baby? Or will her past ruin their future? Logan The town calls me Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em Logan. Growing up as a foster kid, I figured out quick that if I’m the first to say goodbye then it doesn’t hurt. After all, nothing lasts forever. That’s why I’m not looking forward to my upcoming wedding. In order to secure my place as a Scott heir and finally be a member of a real family, I have to get married and quick. My late grandfather already put everything in motion by finding me a mail order bride. But when I show up to claim my woman, she’s carrying the mother of all surprises: a little baby girl. One look at two sets of scared eyes and I know that I’ll do whatever it takes to protect my girls and make this marriage last. Audrey I didn’t feel great about lying. I’m a mail order bride with a baby on my hip. I didn’t mention it in the profile because I couldn’t risk getting turned away. If what Logan’s profile said is true, he’s just as desperate to make this marriage work as I am. But no matter how kind Logan is or how good he is to my daughter, I can’t forget that I have a past. A past that could show up at any moment and destroy the little family I’m building with my cowboy husband. The Scott Brothers are fierce cowboys in need of mail order brides so they can claim their rightful inheritance. But that’s not the only thing these rough and dirty cowboys plan to claim! Each book in the Courage County Brides series is standalone with NO cheating and NO cliffhangers. Just a sweet, sexy HEA so you can get your swoon on.

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