Manicure Memoir: Reflecting on the History of Vietnamese Nail Salons

If you want a manicure or pedicure at a nail salon, the salon is most likely Vietnamese-owned. In fact, more than half of nail salons in the United States are run by Vietnamese women and men. And this is not a coincidence. For APIDAHM, our volunteer Mila dives into the history behind Vietnamese nail salons, how the Vietnamese community made an impact on the beauty industry, and what it all means to Mila in terms of her Vietnamese identity.