vinh: we don t want those. 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 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
vinh: we don t want those. 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 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.
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. 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 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
vinh: we don t want those. 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 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.