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The Asian Excellence Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of Asians and Asian Americans in film, television, music and the performing arts. Presented on E!, the Asian Excellence Awards show is the only nationally televised event celebrating significant Asian and Asian American achievements in entertainment, the arts and other disciplines that have had a profound impact on American culture. 

The Awards are held in the month of May, congressionally recognized as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. APAHM similarly celebrates the achievements and contributions of Asian and Pacific Americans in American culture.

Past honorees and presenters have included Chow Yun-Fat, Lucy Liu, Quentin Tarantino, Daniel Dae Kim, Masi Oka, Rex Lee, Margaret Cho, Rob Schneider, Kelly Hu, Parminder Nagra, Yunjin Kim, Lisa Ling, Bobby Lee, Carrie Ann Inaba, Grace Park, Maggie Q, Vivica A. Fox, Jason Scott Lee, Sharon Leal, B.D. Wong. 

History

The Concert of Excellence







2006

Hosts







2007

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2008

Hosts

Nominees







Purpose and Growth

Award Winners

Planning and Production

The executive producers of the 2008 awards show are hollywood producer Teddy Zee, show creator and Asian American entertainer Welly Yang and Hugh Wright.