Help Lien Tran and Bromfield Nails Recover

A family friend's nail salon was looted and completely destroyed inside and out after being closed for over three months. This wasn't some big corporation that could absorb this kind of hit; it's a little, old lady who invested her life savings into a small business and slaves away 7 days a week to grind out a living.

Video footage showed a group of young people kicking in the windows, flipping over everything, and taking everything they could carry.

It makes me wonder if these people realized that my friend's shop supports her children here, and her family in the old country? That she's had no income in months but is still paying her rent for her home, her business, her bills, childrens' tuition, etc.? 

***Please do not misconstrue this as an Asian vs Black argument. It's not. What this comes down to is a small group of individuals, who by no means represents a cultural background in its entirety, vandalized and looted a place owned and run by another small group, who invested blood, sweat, and tears. My point being that both groups of people, though faced with their own independent struggles, should be working to empower one another, not tear each other down.

Unfortunately, the insurance was canceled months ago (to free up money for living expenses, bad move, they know) so everything from boarding up the windows, to window replacement, to fixing up the interior, and replacing everything that was stolen is coming out of pocket.

Due to interest from friends wanting to help out, I reached out to Lien and her partner about starting a GoFundMe.  Unfortunately, they are not very social media or tech-savvy, but they expressed a ton of gratitude and were surprised that people cared!

Please donate what you can to help them get back on their feet!