JES VU

Communications Manager | CAPE

Jes Vu is the Communications Manager at CAPE, a non-profit organization that champions diversity by connecting, educating, and empowering Asian American and Pacific Islander artists and leaders in entertainment and media. Jes has been a long-time associate of the CAPE family having been a volunteer, independent contractor as well as a Program Associate of the CAPE New Writers Fellowship in 2016 before returning to the CAPE team in April 2021.

A proud child of Vietnamese refugees, Jes grew up outside the suburbs of Philadelphia before spending her undergrad in the nation’s capital at American University studying Film & Media Arts and minoring in Graphic Design. She eventually migrated west to Los Angeles and worked at various production companies, studios and for independent producers. Heavily passionate about inclusion efforts and representation, especially pertaining to her Asian American community, she has been an active participant in organizations such as CAPE, Gold House, and Kollaboration.

Currently, she is on the Board for Amplify Asian America, previously The 2020 Project (which Jes served as VIP Outreach), a non-partisan Asian American-targeted civic engagement organization. She also served as one of the Story & Cultural Consultant for Disney Animation's RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON as part of their Southeast Asia Story Trust and has engaged as a consultant for casting agencies, studios/networks as well as upcoming unannounced independent feature projects.

Outside of work, she is a nerd for pop culture, and impatiently waiting for the next episode of her favorite Korean dramas. She is the producer of Southern Fried Asian, a podcast under The Nerds of Color, which profiles the diversity of Asian Americans from the American South.