Manicurists: At the Hands and Feet of their Customers

In this website, I discuss the hardships of working as a manicurist. The majority of the people working in the Nail Industry are Vietnamese immigrants, who because of the language barrier, have few job options. They work long days and often seven days a week for extremely low wages. I look into not only the working conditions, but the influence Vietnamese Americans have had on the industry as well as the health risks posed in working at a nail salon. Not only do manicurists have to deal with living a low wage life, but they also have to deal with a low level of respect. They are often mocked in the media for their lack of English and accused by high end salons as having poor cleanliness practices. This site's goal is to bring awareness to this group of underpaid workers who go unnoticed.

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