About Us

The California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative is a statewide grassroots organization that addresses health, environmental, reproductive justice, and other social issues faced by its low-income, female, Vietnamese immigrant and refugee workforce.

Founded in 2005 by Asian Health Services, CHNSC emerged in direct response to an increasing concern of nail salon workers who exhibited serious health issues such as chronic asthma, skin rashes, and reproductive health issues.

Our mission is to mobilize the nail salon workforce to transform the health, safety, and working conditions of the nail salon industry to build a healthy, sustainable, and equitable community.

CHNSC members holding a large logo banner in front of the CA State Capitol.

Our Approach

Using a multi-tiered approach that blends community organizing, grassroots policy advocacy, and community-based research, the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative builds power of the nail salon community to develop solutions that benefit the nail salon workforce, their families, small immigrant and refugee owned businesses, and their communities.

  • Our Vision

    Our vision is a world where nail salon workers and their families are healthy, safe, and thriving.

  • Joyful Vietnamese family sitting at a dinner table with colorful lanterns in the background.

Illustration: Claudia Lopez, On The Right Mind

CHNSC team members sitting on steps together during their end-of-the-year retreat.

Our Team

With diverse backgrounds and a wide range of expertise, our team and members bring CHNSC and its mission statement to life. We believe that our effective organizing efforts are deeply rooted in cultural understanding and compassionate advocacy while centering the lived experiences and leadership of the nail salon community.