Say I Do: Unveiling the Stories of Mail-Order Brides

Questions to think about while viewing Say I Do:

• What role does technology and globalization play in the mail-order bride industry?
• Why are women from the Philippines viewed as particularly desirable by men in the West?
• For those whose marriage fails, how is the partner viewed by the other?
• What impact does location and economics play in these marriages?

FURTHER READING:
Anderson, Michelle.  1993.  “A License To Abuse: The Impact of Conditional Status on Female Immigrants.” Originally published in The Yale Law Journal.  http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/anderson/brides/pg1.html, accessed 06 June 2004.

Belleau, Marie-Claire.  2003.  “Mail-Order Brides and Canadian Immigration Policy.”  Canadian Women Studies 22(3), 94-103.  https://cws.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cws/article/view/6419, accessed 1 January 2023.

Langevin, Louise and Marie-Claire Belleau.  2000.  “‘Mail-Order Brides’ in Canadian Law.” In Trafficking in Women in Canada: A Critical Analysis of the Legal Framework Governing Immigrant Live-in Caregivers and Mail-Order Brides. Ottawa, ON: Status of Women Canada Publication.  http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/SW21-83-2001E.pdf, accessed 19 November 2018.

Philippine Women Centre of BC.  2000.  Canada: The New Frontier for Filipino Mail-Order Brides. Ottawa, ON: Status of Women Canada Publication.  http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/SW21-62-2000E.pdf, accessed 19 November 2018.

Created 2004-02-06; last updated 2023-01-01