Asian Excellence Awards take place tonite at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The event will be hosted by Bobby Lee (MADtv) and Carrie Ann Inaba (Dancing with the Stars). YouTube founder Steve Chen will be presented with the Pioneer Award and Olympic Figure-Skating Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi will receive the special Inspiration Award. (BTW – Kristi Yamaaguchi just got a perfect score on Dancing with the Stars a few nights ago.) Some other high profile guests and performers include Jabbawockeez, KABA Modern, DJ Shy, Tia Carrere, Roscoe Umali, and many more
Our previous post about online voting is here. We think the winners of the online votes will be:
FAVORITE TV PERSONALITY
Padma Lakshmi — Top Chef, Bravo
FAVORITE REALITY STAR
JabbaWockeeZ — America’s Best Dance Crew, MTV
Watch the tailer for the Asian Excellence Awards:
The Asian Excellence Awards is scheduled to be broadcast on Thursday, May 1 at 6pm ET/PT on E! and on Comcast on Demand starting May 7.