French Manicure: The Long Shadow of Shirley Temple

Tales from Vietnamese manicurist shops in America - a story of memory and manicuring. Tens of thousands of Vietnamese immigrants work as manicurists in the United States. Those of them who train to be manicurists not only acquire a new set of professional skills, but a new identity as well. Sound plays a part in making a new life, and preserving in memory what has been left behind. What sounds do you lose when you leave your country? What sounds teach you how to live in a new home? Vietnamese manicurists tell their stories and the soundtracks, lost and found, of their lives.

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