Wen Vo
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Wen Vo is an Asian-American artist
and entrepreneur
who co-founded McJAWN
along with Yis Goodwin. In the summer of 2008, Vo and Goodwin started McJAWN, an online art and culture magazine catering to the young residents of the city of Philadelphia. As of 2009, McJAWN is the most popular art and culture website in Philadelphia, receiving over 3,000 hits a day.
Vo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a 2004 graduate of the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Vo graduated from Fordham University
's College of Business Administration with a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing.
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
who co-founded McJAWN
McJAWN
McJAWN is a Philadelphia based online art and culture magazine. In June 2008 the company was founded by Yis Goodwin and Wen Vo. McJAWN started off as a small online magazine that highlighted the current Philadelphia art scene. As of 2009, the company was receiving over 3,000 hits per day...
along with Yis Goodwin. In the summer of 2008, Vo and Goodwin started McJAWN, an online art and culture magazine catering to the young residents of the city of Philadelphia. As of 2009, McJAWN is the most popular art and culture website in Philadelphia, receiving over 3,000 hits a day.
Vo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a 2004 graduate of the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Vo graduated from Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
's College of Business Administration with a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing.