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Shrimpers across South Mississippi are continuing to make their preparations for the 2021 Shrimp Season. Shrimp season usually begins the week after Blessing of the Fleet activities, but this year’s start has been delayed. The Department of Marine Resources goes out in local waters and tests for conditions like the size of shrimp and water […] ....
Of vietnam on a tiny handmade boat. his engine died, and he and his family were lost in the south china sea for nine days before being rescued by a cargo ship. he became a united states citizen in 1990 and raised his family here in palacios. so what year did you come here? how long have you been doing this? vinh: i have been 1985. anthony: and what year did you arrive in this country? vinh: i left my country in 1979. anthony: how old were you when you got here? vinh: 21 years old. anthony: you were 21. so why shrimp? how did you come to this business? vinh: my cousin. anthony: cousin, okay. vinh: my cousins are living here. anthony: right. vinh: and i work but they told me, they told me that, they ve very good for shrimping. good for shrimp, make money more. ....
Shrimp. and, of course, tacos, migas style, with eggs, jalapeños, and tomatoes. the kids who grew up in this community yen: these are the kids bryan: yeah, these are the kids right here. anthony: what are they doing? dough:i was born here in 76, so i m a natural born citizen. working with my dad, right hand man, you know? shrimping, building boats. just kind of seeing what they went through, i mean it s, i definitely appreciate life, you know? kimberly: jen here s a lawyer, my sister s an engineer, i m in the medical field, so there s still that, you know, your parents want you to have practical jobs. anthony: right. so you came here, what year? tv: 1975. anthony: so you came over in the first tv: yeah. i got on american ship and got the hell out of there. i come over here no shoes, i tell you the truth, i don t have even penny in my pocket when i come over here. no. serious. and now i have a great business, and you know, really, anthony, i say this is a great ....
Matagorda bay. and, like a lot of the communities down here, the principal industry is fishing, shrimp in particular. it s also where, beginning in the 1970s as the vietnam war ground to its ignominious conclusion, that thousands of vietnamese found new lives and a new home. to have remained would have meant, in most cases, arrest, imprisonment, reeducation camps, or worse. so all you want is shrimp at this point. doan: yeah. anthony: okay. vinh: i got two large several, uh, get shrimp and fish. but i got enough feed for the fish. anthony: the shrimp you take. vinh: yup, big shrimp. doan: big shrimp, big shrimp. vinh: the small we don t get shrimp. anthony: you don t want it. vinh: we don t want those. how much do you need a day? 800 a day. anthony: the shrimping has declined considerably since the 1980s, but the bay still provides a solid livelihood for people like vinh who made it out ....