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The Vietnamese fishermen face a language barrier BP Oil Spill Help

BP is now a race to contain an oil leak due to the explosion of the Horizon platform sank in deep water, April 20, 2010. BP officials have said the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could increase by almost ten times more than current estimates. The current rate of loss of oil is about 5,000 barrels per day. In the worst case, the figure could rise to 60,000 barrels per day (equivalent to 2.5 million gallons). Where BP said the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, many local industries are affected sailors began to demand compensation.

However, a group of Vietnamese fishermen are now face not one but two problems – the loss of fishing income and also the language barrier. That fishermen are unable to understand the message BP on the program of temporary relief. 200 Vietnamese fishermen from Texas to Florida, met last Friday in New Orleans East can express their objections to BP and federal officials. According to local fishermen, the company that is contracted by BP to accept claims for fishers have any representative who can speak Vietnamese. Thus, the Vietnamese fishermen now can not earn a living and get temporary relief. Their livelihood is in limbo.

BP is also another program called "ships of opportunity" which aims to create a line floating barriers in front of the oil floating along the grounds of America's richest fishing. Therefore, BP appealed to fishermen Vietnamese to participate in the program to help bring supply and installation of equipment of their vessels to collect oil floating. But only five Vietnamese enrolled in the program, because most of them do not understand how English writing application.

A ban Fishing has also been launched by the government since May second for at least 10 days, and this has a major impact on fishing because the fishing season lasts May to December. Therefore, participating in this cleanup program can also provide immediate income to fishermen during this downtime.

Some U.S. citizens believe that fishermen should at least be able to speak English just as they have lived in the U.S. for 20-30 years. Vietnamese communities are said to be working very hard, but they are isolated from other communities. This seems particularly true for older generations of Vietnamese who fled Communist Vietnam during the bloody Vietnam War. Many of them settled in the U.S. and continued as fishermen. They continue to live their lives without much local interaction with the Americans. However, it is also good to know that Young will now schools and American universities.

At the meeting, a spokesman for BP said the Vietnamese fishermen be patient as they make arrangements for future messages also communicate in Vietnamese. First, they will begin the translation of all forms of assistance programs apply to the Vietnamese language. BP has also promised to undertake the training of oil spill response after Vietnamese fishermen in Vietnam with a professional interpreter in the hotel.

Overall, this incident shows how important it is reflect the language used for communication, especially when your audience is a multi-racial.

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