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The AZN Asian Excellence Awards are 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 show, which debuted on AZN last year, will be taped live on May 16 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Teddy Zee and Welly Yang are executive producers of the show. Zee is known for his producer credits on such features as “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Hitch” and “Saving Face.” Yang is an actor, singer, producer and founder of the Asian theatrical group Second Generation, which produced the earlier version of the “Asian Excellence Awards” known as “The Concert of Excellence.”

HISTORY

The2006 Asian Excellence Awards, which featured the Remy Martin® X.O. Honors, was a night of stars celebrating the Asian American community for what it is: a vital, vibrant part of the American culture that is both unique and uniquely American.

The show was hosted by Kelly Hu and Bobby Lee and honored Outstanding Female TV Performance, Outstanding Male TV Performance, Outstanding Film Performance, Outstanding Film, Outstanding Live Performance, Outstanding Newcomer and Outstanding Stylemaker.

The Remy Martin® X.O. Honors were presented for Inspiration to renowned AIDS researcher Dr. David Ho, for Visibility to actress Lucy Liu and for Bridge (bridging cultures) to writer/director Quentin Tarantino. In addition a Lifetime Achievement award was presented posthumously to producer Ismail Merchant and there was a special memoriam tribute to the late actor Pat Morita.

A list of celebrities that were seen at the star-studded event included Lucy Liu, Quentin Tarantino, Daniel Dae Kim and Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Live performances during the show included Fort Minor, featuring Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, the original cast of the Broadway musical “Lennon” and the latest Cirque du Soleil show “KA.”