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Book SynopsisTwo women, virtual strangers, sit hand-in-hand across a narrow table, both intent on the same thing-achieving the perfect manicure. Encounters like this occur thousands of times across the United States in nail salons increasingly owned and operated by Asian immigrants. This study looks at these intimate encounters, focusing on New York City.
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Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction: Manicuring Work 1. "There's No Business Like the Nail Business" 2. "What Other Work Is There?": Manicurists 3. Hooked on Nails: Customers 4. "I Just Put Koreans and Nails Together": Nail Spas and the Model Minority 5. Black People "Have Not Been the Ones Who Get Pampered": Nail Art Salons and Black-Korean Relations 6. "You Could Get a Fungus": Asian Discount Nail Salons as the New Yellow Peril Conclusion: What Is a Manicure Worth? Notes References Index
