Even before Hoa Thi Le left Vietnam, she heard about California’s booming nail business from her brothers and sisters. All six became manicurists after arriving in the United States. So when Le ...

The idea of an "affordable manicure" was once an oxymoron. That's before Vietnamese immigrants arrived in the U.S. and cornered the market for inexpensive nail-care salons. The industry has ...

Polishing the American dream: Vietnamese nail salons spread throughout U.S. Originally published March 8, 2014 at 6:12 am Updated March 8, 2014 at 8:16 am Share story ...

Tai Ha is the owner of the establishment. He is known Peter to the Alice community. Peter's homeland is Vietnam. He came to the US in 2003 - a scary and difficult journey.