Honoring Unsung Nail Hero Dusty Coots Butera

Dusty Coots Butera, who helped teach the "Original 20" Vietnamese women how to do nails, emerges with new photos and her story.
Dusty Coots Butera, who helped teach the "Original 20" Vietnamese women how to do nails, emerges with new photos and her story.
Starting at a refugee camp in Sacramento in 1975, the establishment of Vietnamese-owned nail salons in America paved the way for a new generation of beauty industry businesses.
The Vietnamese-American nail industry has come a long way in the 40 years its been around, and it has allowed many to give back to the country that has given so much and allowed us to achieve the American Dream.
Award-winning filmmaker Adele Pham delves into the salon world in her new feature-length documentary #NailedIt: Vietnamese & The Nail Industry.
NAILS and sister publication VietSALON Magazine joined CND and Beauty Changes Lives (BCL) in honoring actress and philanthropist Tippi Hedren with the BCL Legacy of Style Award.
The Fall of Saigon brought a wave of Vietnamese immigrants to the U.S. who ultimately helped build today's booming nail industry.
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