Interview with Adele Free Pham – 28.03.038.AUDIO_BUS.VietAmericansTookOverNailBusiness.2019.NPR

In an interview with National Public Radio (NPR), Adele Free Pham explores her curiosity on how Vietnamese nail salons entered Black neighborhoods by filming with Mantrap Nails founders, Olivett Robinson and Charlie Vo. Their partnership marked a major shift in nail culture shaped by Black and Vietnamese women.

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