The
managed hand
race, gender, and the body in beauty service work
Kang, Miliann.
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ebrary, Inc
text
bibliography
Electronic books.
cau
Berkeley
University of California Press
c2010
2010
monographic
eng
xv, 309 p. : ill.
Introduction: manicuring work -- "There's no business like the nail business" -- "What other work is there?": manicurists -- Hooked on nails: customers -- "I just put Koreans and nails together": nail spas and the model minority -- Black people "have not been the ones who get pampered": nail art salons and black-Korean relations -- "You could get a fungus": Asian discount nail salons as the new yellow peril -- Conclusion: what is a manicure worth?.
Miliann Kang.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Beauty culture
Social aspects
United States
Korean American women
Employment
United States
Women foreign workers
United States
Asian Americans
Social conditions
United States
Race relations
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