Star Welcomes Minh Truong

Recognizing the important and significant role of Vietnamese men and women in the nail industry today, Star Nail has hired Minh Truong as its new managing director of marketing services.

Oregon OSHA Translates Pamphlet into Vietnamese

For the state’s nail techs who prefer literature in Vietnamese, Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recently translated a safety pamphlet into Vietnamese.

Survey: Vietnamese Nail Salon Workers Report Health Concerns from Workplace Chemicals

According to a new survey from the Northern California Cancer Center and Asian Health Services of Oakland that specifically focused on Vietnamese nail salon workers, Vietnamese nail techs suffer from acute health effects associated with the chemicals they use in that work.

The Vietnamese-American Salon Industry

Here are some links to articles and resources relating to the Vietnamese nail industry in the U.S.

Around Asia in Many Manicures

In this travel journal, former NAILS associate editor Jayna Rust goes to Asia. From China to South Korea, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia, she finds nail services everywhere (and happily tries them all out in order to report back to you).

5 Things You Aren't Supposed to Say About the Nail Industry

Cyndy Drummey tackles a few industry sacred cows in this award-winning editorial.

Vietnamese Survey Answers Many Questions, Begs Many More

The question I throw out isn’t why aren’t Vietnamese salons doing more to improve their sanitation practices, but why isn’t the industry doing more to make compliance more practical? I

VietSALON Editor Elected to City Council

The new mayor of one of the country's largest Vietnamese immigrant communities says he's proud to serve the nail community with  VietSALON as well as the work on the city council.

Where Is the REAL Power in the Nail Industry?

You can use your power for the benefit of the industry or you can squander it if  you let others talk for you. You DO have power. Discover it and use it wisely.