Abstract This article explores how Thai women who migrate to South Korea through marriage curate dual identities via social media. Drawing on reflexive thematic analysis of interview data and Facebook content, we examine how these women navigate intersecting pressures of gender, race and migration by projecting curated happiness in public posts while expressing frustration in private online forums. Public narratives of success function as emotional armour against social scrutiny and stigma, whereas private disclosures offer critical spaces for solidarity and coping. We argue that these practices represent strategic identity work and emotional survival under structural constraint. The study contributes to literature on marriage migration, digital diasporas and intersectional identity performance in East Asia.
Kim et al. (Thu,) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: