[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 100 (Thursday, May 28, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E501-E502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING NAILING IT FOR AMERICA IN HONOR OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN 
                             HERITAGE MONTH

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                          HON. J. LUIS CORREA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 28, 2020

  Mr. CORREA. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Asian Pacific 
American Heritage Month to recognize Nailing It For America and their 
mission, ``Operation: Nailing It for Health Care Workers,'' to support 
the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) by coordinating and 
distributing to frontline workers. The Nailing It Team has donated 
hundreds of thousands of PPE to various hospitals and healthcare 
clinics from the beginning of California's stay at home order.
  Through collaborative efforts, the Nailing It team, consisting of 
leaders from Advance Beauty College, Whale Spa, Studio 18 Nail Bar, 
with other nail salon owners and others, rallied the community to 
donate their PPE supplies. In the first ten days of combining their 
efforts, their team collected 120,000 face masks and more than 300,000 
gloves that were delivered to healthcare workers in 40 hospitals and 
medical clinics. Additionally, the Nailing It team's efforts has 
encouraged more than 15 restaurant owners to join their initiative to 
deliver freshly prepared, packaged meals to healthcare workers.

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  Orange County is home to a vibrant Vietnamese community, which I am 
proud to represent. An estimated eighty percent of nail salon 
businesses in California are owned by Vietnamese proprietors, who had 
to close their doors due to the pandemic. Many owners and manicurists 
face day-to-day struggles as they try to keep their businesses afloat 
while providing for their families.
  Despite facing financial hardships and day-to-day challenges of this 
pandemic, the Nailing It team has embodied the spirit of kindness and 
compassion through these-times. I encourage my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing the Nailing It for America team in honor of Asian Pacific 
American Heritage Month.

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