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We moved to a town that's predominately Caucasian, some Hispanic and one or two black families, and they do shrimping for a living. Here come hundreds of Vietnamese doing the same occupation. So there was a lot of tension because people were saying we were taking money, shrimp, fish or whatever it is.

Dat Nguyen

BecauseBlackComeDoingFamiliesFishHereHispanicHundredsLivingLotMoneyMovedOccupationOne Or TwoPeopleSameSayingShrimpSomeTakingTensionTownTwoVietnameseWereWhatever

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