I immediately knew that I wanted to write an EE topic on any historical event in Vietnam, in order to learn more about the history of my mother’s country. I focused this down to an event in the Second Indochina War, which was refined into researching about the Tet Offensive. I brainstormed ideas with my history teacher to reach my current research question, which is about the causes of the Tet Offensive. In order to minimize any bias I find in my information, I am planning to use historic books from both American and Vietnamese authors. By using a research organization document that my supervisor recommended me to use, I am able to structure what I am learning, which will help me format my actual essay. I have hitherto finished a fair amount of research, and plan to continue researching, before starting my draft in a couple months.