ɐsmˈæn bɪɡˈæn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ æt ðɪ ˌɛdɪtˈoːɹɪəl pˈeɪdʒ ʌvðə wˈɔːl stɹˈiːt dʒˈɜːnəl, wˌɛɹ hiː kˈʌvɚd lˈætɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə fɔːɹ twˈɛlv jˈɪɹz, bᵻfˌoːɹ bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ˌɛdɪtˈoːɹɪəl fˈiːtʃɚz ˈɛdɪɾɚ.
Asman began his career at the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal, where he covered Latin America for 12 years, before becoming editorial features editor.