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From 'mail-order brides' to 'passport bros,' the international dating industry often sells traditional gender roles

Fifteen years ago, when I started studying the international dating industry, few people took the subject seriously. The term "mail-order bride" was treated as a punch line—something outdated, ...
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International dating industry often sells traditional gender roles

Fifteen years ago, when I started studying the international dating industry, few people took the subject seriously. The term "mail-order bride" was treated as a punch line -- something outdated, ...
Journal Online

Victim of mail-order bride scheme nabbed at NAIA

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported the arrest of a 21-year-old woman suspected to be a victim of a mail-order bride ...
The Manila Times

Mail-order bride victim Intercepted at NAIA after posing as Chinese language student

Immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) intercepted a 21-year-old woman, suspected of being a ...
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Mail-order bride rescued at NAIA

​IMMIGRATION officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) rescued a 21-year-old woman suspected of being a victim of a mail-order bride scheme. ​In a report submitted Thursday to ...
The Conversation

From ‘mail‑order brides’ to ‘passport bros,’ the international dating industry often sells traditional gender roles

Julia Meszaros receives funding from East Texas A&M and Florida International University to support her research. She volunteers for the nonprofit organization RISE Travel Institute. Fifteen years ago ...