Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History

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    Principal Investigator:
    Louis M. Kyriakoudes

  • NOAA's Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History documents the experience of people living in Gulf  of Mexico  oil-spill-affected fishing communities. The oral history data complements other social and economic data about the spill collected by NOAA and other governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations.

Interviewee Collection Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Xuyen Thi Pham Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History

Mrs. Xuyen Pham is a Vietnamese-American oyster shucker and gardener living in New Orleans East, Louisiana. Pham was born in 1948 in a small village near Hai Phong, North Vietnam. Her father, Thoan Van Pham, was a fisherman. Mrs. Pham helped her mother, Xuy Thi Pham, dry fish and shrimp to make and sell nuoc mam sauce. Her father and grandfather fished on stilts and made a boat carved from bamboo. In 1954 her family, disguised as merchants, made it to Hai Phong, then escaped North Vietnam to the South upon hearing of the country’s division.

 Linda VanZandt, Khai Nguyen New Orleans, LA NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute
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