Chop, trim and a chat: hairdressers keep migrant communities woven together

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For Melbourne's migrant communities, a trip to the hairdresser or barber can mean more than just a haircut.

Cyndi Amankwatia, the owner of African Braids and Beauty in Dandenong, says a hairdresser’s ability to connect with her customers is almost as important as the hairstyle itself.

“Then there’s the beads, the African materials – all those things we don’t get here because they’re not made here," she said. Many of his customers are Afghans who speak little English, and are grateful they have a barber with whom they can communicate comfortably.

 

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If anyone knows a black centric hairdresser I have an American african friend living in Melbourne who's been looking for one for years.

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