Nailing Race and Labor Relations
Vietnamese Nail Salons in Majority-Minority Neighborhoods
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12469332 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K K Hoang (0000-0001-6977-490X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 113-139 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1096-8598 • E-ISSN: 1097-2129 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jaas.2015.0017 |
| OpenAlex | W1486091026 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article brings theories of immigrant entrepreneurship into conversation with a broader literature on Asian American racialization in the United States. Drawing on four months of ethnographic field research, I shed light on the micro-processes, routines, and everyday interactions in two Vietnamese-owned nail salons located outside of Vietnamese enclaves in majority black and Latino neighborhoods in Northern and Southern California. Introducing the triangular system of labor relationships concept, I highlight a system of racialized and class-based labor relationships among owners-workers-clients that were crucial to sustaining business relationships in majority-minority neighborhoods
Conversation · Ethnography · Immigration · Nail (fastener · Political science · Race (biology · Racialization · Sociology · Vietnamese · Anthropology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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Characterizing the role of the nail salon and nail salon worker on the ethnic identity development of Michigan nail salon workers’ second-generation Vietnamese American children
Using Social Networks to Sample Migrants and Study the Complexity of Contemporary Immigration
Nursing as ethnic capital
Racialized authenticity
Feelings of closeness toward Asian Americans
Inclusion Work
Toward an economic sociology of race
Sweet and Sour
Helping Out
The Managed Heart
Latin Journey
Growing Up American
Caught in the Middle
Immigrant America
Honor in Dirty Work
Hearts of Sorrow
Urban Enclaves
Koreans in the Hood
The New Second Generation
The Enclave and the Entrants
Limits of Ethnic Solidarity in the Enclave Economy
Vietnamese Manicurists
Collateral Damage
The Sociological Eye
The Managed Hand
Ethnic Enclaves
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |