Palacios, Texas, is a small town with a rich history of Vietnamese American shrimpers on the Gulf Coast. The famed Texas brown shrimp went in one bucket. The Texas white shrimp in another. Mr. Nguyen, 63, is one of thousands of Vietnamese refugees who settled along the Gulf Coast after the Vietnam War. Along the way, they overcame the trauma of war and displacement, language barriers and deep-seated prejudice from local residents.

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Persons: Vinh Nguyen, Nguyen Locations: Palacios , Texas, Gulf, Matagorda Bay, Texas, Vietnam