More Vietnamese Immigrants Drawn To Nail Salon Business
One of research interests is entrepreneurship and self-employment among Asian Americans. In that context, as New American Media reports, one example that has increasingly become prominent in recent years is the dominance of Vietnamese Americans in the nail salon business: These days, [nail salons are] a main source of living for the Vietnamese American community. Drummey, publisher of VietSalon, a bi-monthly magazine, says that nearly 45 percent of the nail salons in the United States employ Vietnamese technicians or are Vietnamese owned. . . . And with that growth has come advancement. Men, for one, are entering the field in huge numbers. And as Vietnamese Americans are becoming more entrenched in the industry, they are investing more funds and technique in their daily work, upgrading their salons with top-of-the-line equipment and first-rate artistry. The article also mentions that apparently, there are now even international competitions on nail art (the intricate designs that are painted onto fingernails). Unfortunately, the article does not mention any challenges that Vietnamese experience in either opening up or operating their nail salons (such as dealing with increasingly stringent health regulations, toxic fumes from the chemicals used, and competition from other Vietnamese salons), nor any issues related to interacting with their clientele that inevitably arise (ie, how customers might get annoyed if employees talk among themselves in Vietnamese rather than ...
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If they have a chance to become a Doctor, Lawyer or Engineer, do you people think that they would want to be in Nail Salon Business? It's called "Sacrificing for the Children Future"
What wrong with Doing Nails? It's a Legal Business! At least we dont go around selling drugs or murdering people for money!
The USA Law makers should do something about the unhealthy Chemicals in the Salon ;(?
Those that hate us because of jealousy! We Viet found a good way to make good money & u didn't!
doin nails is not easy as it seems, ive been doin nails for almost 7 months now and? i still suck!!!! why!?!?!?!
Of course they start up nail salon business...it is super easy money for them if they? open up one in a black neighborhood.
Crackers are shameless in displaying? their animosity over issues that they themselves created. Wait, correction: they are merely tools for the rich crackers who conditions them to possess mentalities that are inadequate in regards to the intellect and the logical. These crackers rely on their masters to inform them to actualize ideas that are not theirs. (Western imperialism causes Vietnamese to leave VN into a "racist" space where they are forced to fit into the model minority paradigm)
Doing nails is a job. It is easy and brings money.
And why do they only say Viets do this? I know a handful of filipino people who do this, also there are? american salons.
@TKNMT ,
YOu cannot come to united states without blood tie . If you need the imformation, I will give it to you dumb ass .? The very few that came in the 60's were mail order bridges. In 1975, United States started
@TKNMT ,
to allow for vietnamese refugees to come. The bulk of you swamp gooks arriving is in the 80's. East asians come here as immigrants and they need to have 3? business sponsors to put up a bond (lots of money) even though their united states relatives are like their siblings, mother , or father. You swamp
gooks are shameless and take advantage of our work earn tax dollar by using the welfare system to the max............................... There is no vietnamese immigrants. They? are refugees coming here due to political reason. You cannot change this fact that is posted on offical United States Documents.
@TKNMT ,
@TKNMT , Vietnamese immigrated here in such small amount that isn't even worth? mentioning. Over 90% of the gooks came as refugees and that is fact. Vietnamese =swamp gooks, gooky monkeys and welfare fraud refugees. You cannot change the fact that a high perentage of vietnamese have a long
history of being on welfare. This is fact and another fact is vietnamese people? are qualify just like blacks/hispanics/latinos have incentive money to attend colleges and Universities in the United States.
@WhoCareswhatever2009 this is a recent report, not 40 years ago man, the Vietnamese migrant to U.S for? better life not because of policy issue, so they are immigrants, NOT refugees
I hate going in to nail salons with my mom, you open the door and it reeks of chemicals! Its? so strong.
vietnamese are immigrants. They are refugees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ? Over 80% of viets of refugees which are called the boat people. They come here on that status.
Why? do they need to speak out about work related injuries? these aren't victims of slave labor. Do they really need an advocate for this? Can't they do like the rest of working americans and go to the doctor?
Viets brought the salons to the masses! (As well as? Pho!)
Sadly our industry has always had very strong products which threaten our health. Beauty People MUST do their homework about ingredients to protect themselves and clients? too should be aware!
These salons are all prostitution traffiking fronts. The women inside are prostitutes. After the Vietnam War the Vietnamese threatened vengence on the world and they are getting just that through these front businesses with the Jews. Chicago is loaded with Charlies trying to bring in communism. Americans stop? patroning these salons or we will lose America. Send Charlie home along with the Jews.
Maybe because most Viet people have not gone beyond elementary or middle school in Vietnam since it is a poor communist country. I'm referring to mostly first generation of Vietnamese people coming to America after the war. It is a good career that doesn't require a college degree and is fair to get. My parents own a nail salon, and it is very successful. It has put all of my brothers and sisters through optometry and dental school. I am very appreciative? of it.
They are not immigrants. They are wealthy people with money? from Vietnam.
Keep making fun of us vietnamese and asian people. We have money? to spend. So we dont fuking care. Haha losers haters.
@JillnRe dumbass immis eh. well the majority of people in north american came from? immigrate families. And atleast they have a job unless many fat ass americans living under bridges.
@bao12705 Where I live most of the I see? on the streets asking for money downtown are Asian...Just saying...
What's wrong with doing Nail?? Is that wrong thing to do and illegal?? Every job is a good job as long as u dont hurt people & the communities around u. So u want the Viet to become a bank robber, drug dealer or some other illegal jobs?? Who doesnt want to work in high educated White Collar jobs, but u have to start from somewhere. U people need to put urself into their positions &? stop disrespecting the Vietnamese communities, especially the Nail Salon workers!! It is called Survival people!!