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Interviewee Sort descending | Collection | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Cui Nguyen | Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History |
Mr. Cui Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American shrimper living in East Biloxi, Mississippi. Nguyen was born in 1954, one of seven children, in the city of Rach Gia in the Kien Giang Province of South Vietnam. His father, Ngoc Van Nguyen, was a fisherman. His mother, Kau Thi Nguyen, farmed rice. They all worked together to fish and sell at the local market. In 1972 Mr. Nguyen served in his town in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnamese Army). In 1981 Mr. Nguyen escaped Vietnam by boat with his uncle and two sisters-in-law. |
Linda VanZandt, Angel Truong Phan | East Biloxi, MS | NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute |