Aziz Ansari in "Master of None," Constance Wu in "Fresh Off the Boat," and Vincent Rodriguez III in "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" make the list, according to CAAM staff and community folks.

The year of 2015 quickly became a pivotal year for Asian Americans in media, and on television in particular. Yes, we had Emma Stone playing a mixed race Chinese character in Aloha on the big screen, but we also had the launch of the third Asian American sitcom with ABC’s Dr. Ken (the first being Margaret Cho’s All-American Girl and Fresh Off the Boat, in its second season). We witnessed the power of truthful and personal storytelling with Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s Netflix hit, Master of None. We were introduced to many awesome supporting characters on television, and are hopeful that these actors will continue to do great things (see our listicle here). Not to mention Kal Penn and Margaret Cho, who are both in talks of their own TV series. While not as eventful as what has taken place on TV, there were definitely some standout roles on the big screen as well.

CAAM gathered our own staffers, interns, community partners and friends and asked: “Who would you nominate for the best TV and film roles featuring an Asian American character from 2015?”

Without further ado, here are our picks for best roles featuring an Asian American:

Constance Wu in Fresh Off the Boat

“Every time I watch Fresh Off the Boat, I derive great pleasure in watching Jessica be a mom. Perhaps because I am a mom, Jessica does everything my mom did to me that I now struggle to not re-do to my kid. Superbly acted by Constance Wu, Jessica is a complicated Asian American woman character whose unexpected parenting strategies bring me back for more.” —Dawn Lee Tu, PhD, Director, Asian Pacific American Student Development, UC Berkeley

Aziz Ansari in Master of None

“With just two episodes from this debut season of Master of None (Parents + Indians on TV) Ansari managed to tackle both immigrant families and Asian American media representations without being overly didactic about it. And more importantly, he’s created a relatable character in a well-written, well-directed series. For those of us who watched him on Parks and Recreation, we knew he could be funny but I don’t know how many of us realized he had the ability to pull off a grander vision like this.” —Oliver Wang, sociology professor and author of Legions of Boom: Filipino American Mobile DJ Crews of the San Francisco Bay Area

Krista Marie Yu in Dr. Ken

“Her on-screen brother Albert Tsai had a pretty good year too, playing Eddie’s nemesis Phillip Goldstein on “Fresh Off the Boat” before landing the role of Dr. Ken’s son Dave, but there’s something about the sparkle in Krista Marie Yu’s eye every time her character Molly cleverly gets her way. I feel like I’ll be rooting for her for a very long time.” —Ada Tseng, writer/editor at XFINITY Asia, Asia Pacific Arts and Audrey; host of the Asian pop culture podcast, Bullet Train and creator of the series Haikus with Hotties