A. Magazine
Template:Italic title Template:Use mdy dates Template:One source Template:Short description A. Magazine was an Asian American–focused magazine published by A.Media, Inc., and headquartered in midtown Manhattan with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco.<ref name="Wan">Wan, William. "Pop Culture Asian American Magazine Falters". Los Angeles Times. December 8, 2003. Retrieved on September 25, 2012. "New York-based A Magazine lived 12 years and finally turned a profit in its 10th year with a circulation high of 200,000,[...]"</ref><ref>"About Us". A. Magazine. Retrieved on September 25, 2012. "A.Media, Inc. New York 667 Fifth Ave., 3rd Fl. New York, NY 10022"</ref> Geared towards a young audience, its mission was to "report on the developments, address the issues, and celebrate the achievements of this [Asian] dynamic new population."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>
It was created in 1989 by Jeff Yang,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Amy Chu, Sandi Kim and Bill Yao to cover East Asian American issues and culture, and often featured fashion spreads, advice columns, horoscopes, and news stories.<ref name=":0" /> A. Magazine grew out of a campus magazine edited by Yang while an undergraduate at Harvard University.Template:Citation needed Though well-known and influential in the East Asian American community, it was not profitable in its thirteen-year existence.Template:Citation needed
The magazine operated for twelve years though it reached a circulation high of 200,000. When the economy declined in 2001, the magazine declined.<ref name=Wan/> When it ceased on February 20, 2002, it was the largest English-language publication for Asian Americans in the United States, with bi-monthly readership exceeding 200,000 in North America.Template:Citation needed
In November 1999, A. Magazine obtained $4.5 million in venture capital funding, and the company was renamed aMedia, reflecting a branching out into Web publishing. In early 2000, after announcing their expansion into a Template:Convert office in San Francisco, the U.S. economy entered into a downturn. In an attempt to recover, the company merged with Click2Asia in November 2000. After a shareholder fight, the merged company closed in 2002.Template:Citation needed
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- A. Magazine (Archive)