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VIDEO: How Vietnamese Immigrants Locked Up the $100-Million Nail Salon Business

Nearly 80 percent of the nail salons in California are owned and operated by Vietnamese immigrants. Most had no experience in the field before coming to America. It all started with a handful of Vietnamese "Boat People."

Some of the Vietnamese immigrants who opened the first nail salons in California are still in business -- or have turned the reins over to their children.

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