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When Van Hoang, a Vietnamese immigrant and nail salon owner, sees her American dream crumble as she discovers that her health problems, including two miscarriages, are the result of toxic chemicals in the products used in her salon, she unwittingly becomes involved in the fight for safe cosmetics.

By Mary Kearns When consumers go to the store, they tend to assume the products they buy are safe. They trust that the labels “organic” and “all-natural” are true. After all, government agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) monitor the food that is grown, manufactured, and sold in this country. So most consumers

  San Francisco recognizes Healthy Nail Salons! Eight nail salons have been officially recognized as Healthy Nail Salons by the City of San Francisco. Owners and technicians from these salons have implemented less-toxic, more healthy workplace practices that protect workers.

http://www.suchenhung.com/index_2.html It has been a wonderful experience working with Su-Chen Hung on her experimental video project Ants in The City. About the Artist Su-Chen Hung grew up in Taiwan and has lived in San Francisco since 1977. Studying Chinese Literature at Tunghai University in Taiwan, she later graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. She earned her

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Watch live streaming video from sfzc at livestream.com It’s exciting being involved with live video streams at the San Francisco Zen Center. This weekend was a long series of shoots for the public to enjoy and chat about…