Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
100
"I definitely spend more time on my nails then my ____ "(pg 126)
What is hair?
100
“___________ ___________in upscale nail spas depends not only on the attractive appearance of their nails but also the enjoyment derived from being pampered, the customers regard Korean women as particularly skillful in this enterprise.” (133)
What is Customer satisfaction?
100
Describe in your own words the Black-Korean conflict.
What is Open for interpretation
100
Who is mostly responsible for not keeping salon products safe?(228)
What is The government
200
Give an example of how two women with similar style/type of nails can have different meaning.
What is “Instead, women of similar social backgrounds may sport similar nails but ascribe very different meanings to them”
200
Give an example from the book of how tipping is interpreted differently between customers and manicurists. (146-147)
What is Woman thinking she tipped well but the manicurist doesn’t agree
200
“I went to a black-owned salon once but it took them an hour to do what the Koreans do in _______ minutes.” (169)
What is 20
200
Why don’t the workers follow procedures for safety and cleanliness? (227)
What is What is They don’t want to be the odd one out (no one else wearing a mask)
300
Find a quote that best describes a woman's lack of confidence when it comes to her nails. Page range :128-130
"women manipulate beauty ideology to compensate for perceived deficiencies in themselves (from ‘short and fat’ to ‘flashy’ to ‘like a man’) and to negotiate the multiple contexts that constitute their lives.”
300
Find a quote that describes the emotional and physical labor of the manicurists. (145)
Gwen and pampering. Open for interpretation
300
Discuss how Mr. Lee was criticized in the nail industry and what he did to conform? (187)
What is Judged for his gender but became more feminized.
300
Describe the yellow peril and how it relates to cleanliness. (202-203)
What is Open for interpretation
400
Explain in your own words what makes a woman good or bad. How can different styles of nails contribute this?
What is ... open for interpretation
400
Provide an example of each of the following manicurist rules: food, chattiness, attention, language, and relationships. (150-160)
Open for interpretation
400
400: Describe the difference between Artistic Nails and Downtown Nails. How does race come into play? (191)
What is “Despite numerous positive interactions between mrs. lee and her customers, in the heat of the moment this history disappeared as customers invoked racial epithets to express anger at everything from getting cut to not getting a favorite nail artist or not receiving desired services to perceiving themselves as the object of unflattering conversations in Korean”
400
From pages 211-215 describe the contradiction that happens within nail salons.
What is Want the workers to hurry and get clients out, but then want to be pampered when it’s their turn
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