@article{ART003372401},
author={parkjaemyung},
title={Migration Control and Identity Fragmentation of Vietnamese Women in Korean Society: At the Boundary between ‘Legal Settlement’ and ‘Illegal Stay’},
journal={아시아여성연구},
issn={1225-9241},
year={2026},
volume={65},
number={2},
pages={195-235},
doi={10.14431/jaw.2026.8.65.2.195}
TY - JOUR
AU - parkjaemyung
TI - Migration Control and Identity Fragmentation of Vietnamese Women in Korean Society: At the Boundary between ‘Legal Settlement’ and ‘Illegal Stay’
JO - 아시아여성연구
PY - 2026
VL - 65
IS - 2
PB - Research Institute of Asian Women
SP - 195
EP - 235
SN - 1225-9241
AB - This study analyzes how South Korea’s migration control system fragments the identities of Vietnamese women migrants. Korea manages migration through the Employment Permit System and the marriage migration policy, categorizing migrants as either ‘legal settlers’ or ‘illegal residents’ based on their visa status. This binary categorization operates in a gendered manner, defining Vietnamese women as either ‘ideal reproducers’ or ‘opportunistic migrants,’ thereby institutionally fragmenting their identities. Through a review of existing literature, this study examines the inclusion and exclusion experienced by Vietnamese women at legal boundaries, as well as their strategies of negotiation and resistance. The findings confirm that Korea’s migration control operates in gendered ways, and that Vietnamese women exercise strategic agency despite structural constraints. This suggests the need for policy transformation to restructure the migration control system and guarantee the rights of migrants. This study contributes to the theoretical and policy foundations for building a more inclusive and rights-oriented migration policy by critically analyzing the gendered operation of migration control.
KW - migration control;Vietnamese women;identity fragmentation;legality and illegality;gender
DO - 10.14431/jaw.2026.8.65.2.195
ER -
parkjaemyung. (2026). Migration Control and Identity Fragmentation of Vietnamese Women in Korean Society: At the Boundary between ‘Legal Settlement’ and ‘Illegal Stay’. 아시아여성연구, 65(2), 195-235.
parkjaemyung. 2026, "Migration Control and Identity Fragmentation of Vietnamese Women in Korean Society: At the Boundary between ‘Legal Settlement’ and ‘Illegal Stay’", 아시아여성연구, vol.65, no.2 pp.195-235. Available from: doi:10.14431/jaw.2026.8.65.2.195
parkjaemyung "Migration Control and Identity Fragmentation of Vietnamese Women in Korean Society: At the Boundary between ‘Legal Settlement’ and ‘Illegal Stay’" 아시아여성연구 65.2 pp.195-235 (2026) : 195.
parkjaemyung. Migration Control and Identity Fragmentation of Vietnamese Women in Korean Society: At the Boundary between ‘Legal Settlement’ and ‘Illegal Stay’. 2026; 65(2), 195-235. Available from: doi:10.14431/jaw.2026.8.65.2.195
parkjaemyung. "Migration Control and Identity Fragmentation of Vietnamese Women in Korean Society: At the Boundary between ‘Legal Settlement’ and ‘Illegal Stay’" 아시아여성연구 65, no.2 (2026) : 195-235.doi: 10.14431/jaw.2026.8.65.2.195
parkjaemyung. Migration Control and Identity Fragmentation of Vietnamese Women in Korean Society: At the Boundary between ‘Legal Settlement’ and ‘Illegal Stay’. 아시아여성연구, 65(2), 195-235. doi: 10.14431/jaw.2026.8.65.2.195
parkjaemyung. Migration Control and Identity Fragmentation of Vietnamese Women in Korean Society: At the Boundary between ‘Legal Settlement’ and ‘Illegal Stay’. 아시아여성연구. 2026; 65(2) 195-235. doi: 10.14431/jaw.2026.8.65.2.195
parkjaemyung. Migration Control and Identity Fragmentation of Vietnamese Women in Korean Society: At the Boundary between ‘Legal Settlement’ and ‘Illegal Stay’. 2026; 65(2), 195-235. Available from: doi:10.14431/jaw.2026.8.65.2.195
parkjaemyung. "Migration Control and Identity Fragmentation of Vietnamese Women in Korean Society: At the Boundary between ‘Legal Settlement’ and ‘Illegal Stay’" 아시아여성연구 65, no.2 (2026) : 195-235.doi: 10.14431/jaw.2026.8.65.2.195
