Gulf Coast area residents and small business owners are scratching their heads over BP’s announcement today that it has put on hold current efforts to plug the hellhole. More analysis is needed, the oil giant says.
[1] However, to many, the final analysis is that the damage has been done and that ALL-OUT efforts are needed to stop and clean up the spill and, moreover, provide relief to the many people whose livelihoods are aversely impacted.
The BP disaster affects everyone, including the Asian American community. As such, it is encouraging to know that the major AAPI groups have banded together to analyze the breadth and depth of the damage, particularly amongst Asian Americans who make their living in the Gulf. Beyond the oil slick, plumes of “misinformation, confusion, and mistrust” cloud efforts for relief. Let’s hope the ensuing joint efforts of these organizations are just as well ALL-OUT.