Nail Salons

The California Nail Polish Scandal and What it Means for Your Manicure

Amy Ziff | Posted 04.19.2012

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Amy Ziff

I used to think a mani/pedi made for the perfect relaxing, healthy way to escape from my life for a few minutes. As it turns out, this seemingly-benign reward can be extremely hazardous for our health.

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Who Needed Facebook When You Had A Good Nail Salon?

Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.26.2012

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Ann Brenoff

What beauty parlors were to my mother, this nail salon was to me: a place of community, a spot where you came for sisterhood and women-bonding. It was "Cheers" without the booze and indeed, a place where everyone knew your name.

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Astoria Characters: The Woman in the Window

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Astoria, Michael Guo, Massage, Waxing, Emily Zhang, Ferrero Rocher Chocolates, Pipa, Manicure, Tianjin, Pedicure, Opera Singer, Mannequin, Butterfly Nail Spa, China, Nail Salons, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Emily Zhang's story begins in Tianjin, an enormous city in northern China. The house was always filled with music, and, early on, Emily decided that she wanted to scale the scales, too.

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Did Tippi Hedren Invent the Vietnamese Nail Hegemony?

Disgrasian | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Vietnamese Nail Workers, Vietnamese Immigrants, Nails, Vietnamese-Nail-Salon, Tippi Hedren, Nail Salons, Vietnamese Nail Salon, Vietnamese, Vietnamese-American, Nail Ladies, Beauty Industry, Style News
Disgrasian

Vietnamese nail workers have worse problems than bad, racist impressions -- they face the highest exposure to dangerous chemicals, and the government is doing very little to help them.

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WATCH: How Tippi Hendren Launched The Vietnamese Salon Industry

Sherman Oaks, CA Patch | Posted 08.28.2011

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Actress Tippi Hedren, best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and other films,  will be honored this Saturday by an organization of ...

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Nail Salons and Human Trafficking

Phillip Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boston, Vietnamese Immigrants, Pimps, San-Francisco-Police, Nail Salons, Department of Justice, Sex Trafficking, In-Door Prostitution, Human Trafficking, Providence-Rhode Island, Lutheran World Service, Sgt. Arlin Vanderbilt, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Business News
Phillip Martin

In recent years, law enforcement officials nationwide have reported increases in human trafficking. By some estimates there are around 20,000 victims brought into the United States each year.

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Sick for Beauty: Protect the Health of Nail Salon Workers!

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cosmetics, Beauty Industry, House-Worker-Protection-Subcommittee, Worker Safety, Health, Nail Salons, Toxic Chemicals, Congress, Politics News
Robert Greenwald

Imagine how you would feel going to work every day and exposing yourself regularly to toxic chemicals that were eroding your health. Next time you get a mani/pedi, you should ask the same question.

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