摘 要: | This paper interviews Vietnamese and mainland Chinese brides in Taiwan to explore their experiences of social exclusion. It finds that both Vietnamese and mainland Chinese brides more or less experience social exclusion in one of the political, social relation and welfare dimensions. The dimension of social exclusion that neither of the groups has experienced is spatial exclusion. In comparison, the Vietnamese brides have been more afflicted by economic and cultural exclusion and use more government services. The government service item that has been used most frequently is "eugenic hygiene", and "life adaptation counseling" ranks the second. As to other government service items--"upgrading of education and culture", "personal safety protection" and "guarantee of employment rights", Vietnamese brides with strong support from their husband's family are the main group who use them. In the future, while planning supportive foreign brides' policies, the government can focus more on combining the services with foreign brides' family and the communities they live in. Then, it can advocate more effectively usages of services and the goal of combating social exclusion.
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