I was recently assigned my topic for my paper due for the Study Away trip. My topic includes placing Vietnam in the hierarchy of “Emerging Tiger” economies, and the impact trade has on each economy. Not being familiar with these topics, I decided to do a little pre-research and get acquainted with the subject. The four original countries, whom inspired the “Emerging Tiger” name, were South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This was due to their economies rapidly growing and being noticed within their area and around the world. The name comes from the tiger being extremely symbolic in the Asian culture. The Emerging Tiger countries eventually inspired new groups of the same to form, and eventually, the Tiger Cub Economies, which included Vietnam and four other countries.