David Pham of Boat People SOS on Impacts to Fishing/Shrimping Communities After BP Oil Spill. 1 of 2

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One year after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, residents of affected coastal communities have reported health ailments such as severe coughing, migraines and irritations that consisted with common symptoms of chemical exposure. Fishermen and shrimpers have reported record loss in sales and they fear the spill will cause long-term damage to marine life and the economy of the region. Many residents report problems with receiving compensation claims from BP. Democracy Now! interviews David Pham of Boat People SOS, a national Vietnamese American organization working with fishing communities impacted by the BP oil spill in Alabama.

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• amy goodman
• democracy now
• juan gonzalez
• david pham
• boat people
• vietnamese
• gulf of mexico
• bp oil spill
• gulf disaster
• gulf clean up
• environmental disaster
• fishing
• oil rigs
• oil explosion