by Richard Ziglar & Barry Yeomen
Tam Nguyen was a fast, precise oyster shucker in New Orleans before the BP oil spill left her unemployed. Desperate for cash, she chose the same option as more than 100,000 others — accepted a token payment from the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) and signed away her right to a full recovery.
Tam Nguyen’s story was broadcast on KRVS 88.7 FM in Lafayette LA.
You can listen to the six-minute story here:
http://www.publicmediaexchange.org/index.php/gulfwatch/treatment/in_desperation_seafood_workers_sign_away_their_rights
With national interest flagging, we want to keep the oil-spill story alive—to help listeners understand that its impact is not over. Richard Ziglar and I (Barry Yeomen) produced the story, and he narrated it. Special thanks to Julie Pham for translation and Ming Tran for voiceover.

