After Li finished his master's degree, an American professor of his invited him on vacation to Hawaii. He asked Li if he was willing to continue with his studies: if so, he would provide Li with a job in the media center at Brigham Young University's Hawaii campus while he completed his PhD studies.
順利拿到碩士學位後，美國的老師邀請他到夏威夷度假，並詢問他是否願意繼續深造，老師可以提供楊百翰大學夏威夷分校媒體中心的工作機會，幫助他完成博士學業。