Lee tells the tale of his escape from Vietnam with his family after the war ended. He discusses being the first Vietnamese to transition to Abbeville, Louisiana for the warm climate and the strong Catholic influence. Although trained as a pilot and engineer, Lee began his life in the U.S. as a car washer, worked his way up to mechanic, and then became a top engineer for an oil company.

Interview with Cokie Rathborne and Greg Lier in Harvey Canal, Louisiana.

Marshall Borel discusses his early life and his father who was a fisherman in the 1930's.  He described crabbing in the Atchafalaya Basin with a roller line.  He talks about the different kinds of fish he caught as well as frogs.  He talks about the net he made specifically to catch frogs.  He boasts working forty hours a week and never missing it.

Interview with Dewey Lehret.

Interview with Cokie Rathborne and Greg Lier in Harvey Canal, Louisiana.

Interview with Wilburn Bradberry in Grand Isle, Louisiana Interviewer.

Freddie Matherne takes us on a trip around the bayous and coast of Louisiana in this interview about the changing coastline. He describes navigating the bayous and canals for shrimping, logging, fishing, and crabbing. With 50 years of experience shrimping, he details his process of catching and preserving the best shrimp through knowledge of the waters, cleanliness, boats, and attention to improvements in technology, like cell phones and GPS. Matherne also discusses his interactions with oil companies while shrimping and his work for shrimp drying platforms with his father at a young age.

Interview with Norris Price in Chauvin, Louisiana.

Thu Bui discusses Vietnamese fishermen and their traditions and history.  She talks about her job as a Sea Grant agent and her dealings with the Vietnamese fishermen. 

Interview with David Richard and Kent Ledoux in Grand Chenier, Louisiana.