Many Vietnamese fisherpeople who fled from the war settled in areas where they could resume their fishing activities, including the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The Biloxi community needed employees for oyster factories, so many Vietnamese began working there.
[1] The Vietnamese living along the Gulf of Mexico were affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
[4] As of 2010 the largest group of Vietnamese live along the Gulf of Mexico in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties.
"[1] The Mississippi Coalition of Vietnamese American Fisherfolk and Families serves area fisherpeople.