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Museum of Nails (Substack)

The Revolution Was Manicured: Adele Free Pham's 'Nailed It'

January 15, 2024

An in-depth look at how Nailed It explores the Vietnamese nail salon phenomenon and its cultural significance.

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Dressed (Spotify Podcast)

A History of the Vietnamese Nail Salon with Filmmaker Adele Pham

March 16, 2021

Adele Pham joins the Dressed podcast to discuss the history of Vietnamese nail salons and her documentary Nailed It.

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NPR Weekend Edition Sunday

How Vietnamese Americans Took Over The Nails Business: A Documentary

May 19, 2019

NPR Weekend Edition Sunday features Nailed It documentary and the story of how Vietnamese Americans came to dominate the nail salon industry.

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Andrew Ricketts (Medium @drewbreez)

Nailed It Is the Salon Documentary That Dug Up My Feelings About Black and Asian Relations

May 15, 2019

A personal reflection on how Nailed It documentary sparked thoughts about Black and Asian community relations.

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World Channel

World Channel Interview

May 10, 2019

World Channel interviews director Adele Free Pham about her documentary Nailed It.

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Colorlines

New Doc Peeks Inside Nail Salons' Booming Business

May 7, 2019

Colorlines revisits the nail salon documentary as it premieres on PBS.

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International Documentary Association

Screen Time: Week of May 6

May 6, 2019

International Documentary Association features Nailed It in their weekly screen time recommendations.

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Boston Globe

Romania Now and Then, Polished Prose, Polished Nails

May 2, 2019

Boston Globe reviews documentaries including Nailed It, exploring the Vietnamese nail salon phenomenon.

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VNTV

Straight Talk with Jimmy Thai

May 5, 2015

Director Adele Free Pham discusses Nailed It on VNTV's Straight Talk with Jimmy Thai.

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The Third Wave (89.1FM)

Interview with #NailedItDoc Director

July 17, 2014

The Third Wave radio show on 89.1FM interviews Adele Free Pham about her documentary Nailed It.

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Colorlines

New Doc Looks at Vietnamese and the Nail Industry

July 15, 2014

Colorlines reports on the new documentary examining the Vietnamese community's role in the nail industry.

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InStyle

NailedIt Documentary - Adele Free Pham Trailer

July 15, 2014

InStyle previews the Nailed It documentary with director Adele Free Pham.

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Daily Mail

The Real Reason America Has Nail Salons

July 14, 2014

New documentary reveals how Vietnamese refugees in the 1970s changed the face of the manicure industry.

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Refinery29

Vietnamese American Nail Industry Documentary

July 12, 2014

Refinery29 explores the documentary about the Vietnamese American nail industry and its cultural impact.

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Griots Republic

Don't Call Us Chinese: Nailed Documentary Explores History of Vietnamese Nail Salons

July 11, 2014

Griots Republic explores the history and cultural significance of Vietnamese nail salons through the documentary.

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Feministing

New Documentary Explores the Legacy of Vietnamese Women in the Nail Industry

July 10, 2014

Feministing covers the new documentary exploring how Vietnamese women transformed the American nail industry.

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NAILS Magazine

NailedIt Vietnamese Nail Documentary Indiegogo Fundraiser

July 9, 2014

NAILS Magazine covers the crowdfunding campaign for the Vietnamese nail salon documentary.

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Angry Asian Man

Fund This: NailedIt Vietnamese Nail Documentary

July 8, 2014

Angry Asian Man blog covers the Indiegogo campaign for the Vietnamese nail salon documentary.

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