The US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC) is

The US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC) is now accepting applications/nominations for its “Fast 50 Asian American Businesses” awards that put the spotlight on the outstanding achievements of Asian American-owned businesses.

To qualify, companies must be owned (at least 51%) and managed by one or more Asian Americans (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) and with at least $1 million in annual revenue in the immediate past 3 fiscal years of operation. The Company President/CEO must be able to receive the Award in person at the ceremony. Through direct applications/nominations, selection is determined by percentage revenue growth over the past three years. Finalists are independently verified by the accounting firm of Ernst and Young.

Last year, over $3.8 billion sales and up to 500% growth rate were generated by USPAACC’s Fast 50 Asian American Businesses. They represented a wide range of industries nationwide — supply chain management, healthcare, professional staffing, food wholesale, IT, environmental, green energy, media, etc. — in eight ethnic groups: Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Taiwanese and Vietnamese.

The final ranking will be officially revealed at the black-tie Excellence Awards Gala & Dinner during USPAACC’s flagship event, CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference, the only national Pan Asian American business conference in the U.S., on June 4 – 6, 2012 at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Deadline for applications/nominations is March 23, 2012.

For further details, contact Janice Tu: Tel (202) 378-1130 / email: janice@uspaacc.com or Mihyun Yun: Tel (202) 378-1133 / email: mihyun@uspaacc.com or visit www.uspaacc.com