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This chapter analyzes the profound social and economic aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the diverse Gulf Coast fishing communities, with a specific focus on Vietnamese American fisherfolks in Louisiana. The chapter reveals how the disaster and the subsequent compensation process, administered by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), exposed and reinforced underlying power hierarchies in American society. The GCCF, positioned as a neutral party, operated with a pro-capitalist, white-centric framework that marginalized claimants, particularly low-income individuals and people of color, forcing many to accept inadequate “quick payments.” Drawing on ethnographic data and community documentation, the analysis details the ensuing resistance through the “Loss of Subsistence Use” campaign. This collective effort, spearheaded by the second generation of Vietnamese American activists and local community organizations, successfully leveraged the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) to challenge the GCCF’s denial of traditional, non-monetary fishing practices. Ultimately, this grassroots struggle fostered a new, multi-ethnic coalition among fishers, culminating in the formation of the Gulf Organized Fisheries in Solidarity & Hope (GO FISH), a network dedicated to long-term advocacy for their shared rights and cultural preservation.

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“Tôi Câu Cá Nên Tôi Tồn Tại” [I Fish, Therefore I Am], BP Oil Spill Disaster

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    2025年

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  • Nguyen Vu Hoang

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This chapter analyzes the profound social and economic aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the diverse Gulf Coast fishing communities, with a specific focus on Vietnamese American fisherfolks in Louisiana. The chapter reveals how the disaster and the subsequent compensation process, administered by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), exposed and reinforced underlying power hierarchies in American society. The GCCF, positioned as a neutral party, operated with a pro-capitalist, white-centric framework that marginalized claimants, particularly low-income individuals and people of color, forcing many to accept inadequate “quick payments.” Drawing on ethnographic data and community documentation, the analysis details the ensuing resistance through the “Loss of Subsistence Use” campaign. This collective effort, spearheaded by the second generation of Vietnamese American activists and local community organizations, successfully leveraged the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) to challenge the GCCF’s denial of traditional, non-monetary fishing practices. Ultimately, this grassroots struggle fostered a new, multi-ethnic coalition among fishers, culminating in the formation of the Gulf Organized Fisheries in Solidarity & Hope (GO FISH), a network dedicated to long-term advocacy for their shared rights and cultural preservation.