Asian Excellence Award online voting still open

Looks like votes are still being accepted for the "Asian Excellence Award". Although the press release stated that polls would close on April 16. They are still open. You can vote by going to Asian Excellence Award VIEWER'S CHOICE ONLINE VOTING

Fans can vote for their Favorite TV Personality and Favorite Reality TV Star.

Nominees for the “viewer’s choice” categories are:

FAVORITE TV PERSONALITY
Cheryl Burke -- Dancing with the Stars, ABC
Julie Chen -- Big Brother, CBS
Mark Dacascos -- Iron Chef America-“The Chairman”, Food Network
Padma Lakshmi -- Top Chef, Bravo
Tila Tequila -- A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, MTV
Vern Yip -- Deserving Spaces, HGTV
Carrie Ann Inaba -- Dance Wars: Bruno Vs. Carrie Ann, ABC
Kimora Lee Simmons -- Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane, The Style Network

FAVORITE REALITY STAR
Ronald & Christina -- The Amazing Race, CBS
Yau-Man Chan -- Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites, CBS
Victorya Hong -- Project Runway, Bravo
Hung Hyunh -- Top Chef, Bravo
JabbaWockeeZ -- America’s Best Dance Crew, MTV
Kaba Modern -- America’s Best Dance Crew, MTV
Ramiele Malubay -- American Idol, FOX
Nicole Niestemski -- Your Mama Don’t Dance, Lifetime
Jonathan Silva -- Your Mama Don’t Dance, Lifetime

Voting is underway and runs through April 16. The winners will be announced during the telecast.

Vote wile you still can. Also 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.The show, which is being hosted by Carrie Ann Inaba (Dancing with the Stars) and Bobby Lee (Madtv), will also feature performances by dance troops JabaWockeeZ and KABA Modern, as well as Grammy® nominated singer/actress Tia Carrere. Comedian Russell Peters will serve as backstage host, providing the voice and comic relief. See the 2008 Asian Excellence Award teaser: