After graduating from the English Department at Harvard University, he and several like-minded friends got up US $ 10,000, rented an apartment, sent direct-mail inquiries to potential Asian-American readers, and produced a trial issue. In the end, more than half the people responded that they would support such a magazine.
從哈佛大學英文系畢業後，他和幾位志同道合的朋友湊了一萬美元，租了一層公寓，發信給可能的亞裔讀者，先做試刊，結果有一半人回信表示願意支持這樣一份刊物。