{"id":54703,"date":"2022-11-17T13:48:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T18:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=54703"},"modified":"2022-11-17T13:48:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T18:48:52","slug":"shop-talk-american-nails-avl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/communities\/shop-talk-american-nails-avl\/","title":{"rendered":"Shop Talk: American Nails AVL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_54699\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54699\" class=\"wp-image-54699\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Shop-Talk-2_-American-Nails-AVL.-Photo-by-Tim-Barnwell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"524\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-54699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chevelle and Thang Chu. Photo by Tim Barnwell<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Born in Vietnam, Thang Chu moved with his family to Los Angeles when he was nine years old. \u201cMy parents started a nail business in California,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen I was 13, we moved to Asheville and brought the family business with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thang took over his parents\u2019 nail salon three years ago. \u201cI love my job because I know our clients by first name,\u201d he says. \u201cI grew up watching my parents run the business, and I now know it so well. I love listening to our clients\u2019 needs and recommending services, but I also love that I have a lot of freedom,\u201d Thang says. \u201cI can travel, control my schedule and take the time to really enjoy serving other people and making them happy, which is my real intent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>American Nails AVL is located at 1341 Parkwood Road, Suite 104, in West Asheville. 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