“They’re not just spaces where we congregate ... they’re actually spaces that help us survive.” This week’s shooting at a Korean-owned hair salon in Dallas has devastated Asian women and the sanctuaries they built out of beauty.
"These neighborhood spas and hair salons really are the places where women are able to find some solace and comfort and be with each other," an advocate said.It’s where Asian American women steal away to de-stress amid tensions; where elders get their perms and reminisce of their home countries between rinses.
Community experts say the shooting, and subsequent fear that has arisen, seeks to disrupt the peace often cultivated in Asian immigrant beauty establishments, particularly for older women whose visits to these businesses are an integral part of their routine. Connie Wun, co-founder of the organization AAPI Women Lead, said these settings are often sites where patrons feel pressure to conform to certain beauty standards. But the familiar culture and language, in addition to being a place with few men, make salons a unique environment for Asian immigrant women to discuss the racialized sexism, harassment and violence — both outside the home and within — they often face without having their emotions invalidated.
Choimorrow said that domestic violence or partner abuse continues to be taboo to address publicly in the community.
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