Michelle Yeoh leads the stars in a one-shoulder gown at the TAAF Heritage Heroes Awards Dinner
Michelle Yeoh led the arrivals at the TAAF Heritage Heroes Awards Dinner at The Glasshouse in New York City on Friday.
The Oscar winner, 60 – who currently stars in the film adaptation of Broadway’s Wicked – looked elegant in a sleek one-shoulder black dress with a flowy white train.
The Asian American Foundation’s inaugural Heritage Heroes Dinner celebrated the achievements of AAPI leaders across industries.
Joe Tsai, Executive Vice Chairman of Alibaba, joined Michelle on stage as he presented her with the Culture Award at the prestigious event attended by fashion designer Vera Wang, comic book artist Annie Wu, professional golfer Michelle Wie West and business reporter Hope King.
In March, Yeoh made history as the first person of Asian descent to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Evelyn Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Glamor girl: Michelle Yeoh led the arrivals at the TAAF Heritage Heroes Awards dinner at The Glasshouse in New York City on Friday
Looking good: The Oscar winner, 60, looked elegant in a sleek one-shoulder black dress with a flowy white train
Daniel Dae Kim looked sharp in an all black suit and turtleneck as he walked the black carpet. The South Korean-born actor has appeared on Hawaii Five-O and Lost and was also a producer on the ABC hit series The Good Doctor.
Comic creator Annie Wu looked stunning in a gold maxi dress with voluminous layers and a big bow that adorned her neckline.
Professional golfer Michelle Wie West showed off her chic style in a black puff sleeve midi dress with a belt and strappy heels.
Reporter Hope King looked elegant in a black halter-neck dress with a high side slit and strappy heels.
King tied a fuchsia flower around her neck and wore a pink Gaia Nala shell-shaped mini handbag.
Other awards presented at the ceremony included the Art & Design award, which was accepted by House of Slay founders Phillip Lim, Tina Leung, Prabal Gurung and Ezra William.
Bain & Company CEO Manny Maceda received the Corporate Award, while Congresswoman Grace Meng received the Public Service Award.
Harpreet Singh accepted the Community Award on behalf of The Sikh Coalition. On Saturday, TAAF will host an All-Star basketball game to benefit Apex for Youth.
Honored: Executive Vice Chairman of Alibaba Joe Tsai joined Michelle on stage as he presented her with the Culture Prize
Actor: Daniel Dae Kim looked sharp in a black suit and turtleneck
Producer: While best known as an actor on hit shows like Lost and Hawaii Five-0, Daniel has also been a producer on the ABC hit series The Good Doctor
Artist: Comic book creator Annie Wu looked stunning in a gold maxi dress with voluminous layers and a big bow that adorned the neckline
Off the green: Professional golfer Michelle Wie West wore a black midi dress with puff sleeves and a belt
Reporter Hope King looked elegant in a black halter-neck dress with a high side slit and strappy heels
(L-R) Actress Stephanie Hsu, Yeoh and Lucy Yang attend the TAAF Heritage Heroes Awards Dinner at The Glasshouse
Celebrate: The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) aims to foster a permanent and irrevocable sense of belonging for America’s 23 million Asian American Pacific Islanders
Big names: Yeoh posed next to Chinese-American fashion designer Vera Wang
Winner: Yeoh made history as the first person of Asian descent to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Evelyn Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Speech: “Tonight we broke that glass ceiling,” she said. “We need this because there are so many who have felt unseen, unheard. Not just the Asian community,” Yeoh said
The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) aims to foster a permanent and irrevocable sense of belonging for the 23 million Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) living in America.
TAAF was launched amid rising anti-AAPI hatred during COVID-19, and aimed to address the drastic underinvestment in AAPI communities.
Only 3% of the top-grossing films made since 2007 contain AAPIs, and only 0.2 percent of foundation philanthropic giving goes to AAPI nonprofits.
For these reasons, TAAF partnered with AAPI-owned production company Enfranchisement Productions and brand house FutureFriends to create a special film event, AAPI Heritage Heroes, to showcase AAPI stories and work to dispel hateful stereotypes.