November 18, 2025
Good morning, prepped for a very informative, interesting, educational and fun show today, from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m., on Viewpoint With Seeta and Friends AM 1510 WWBC, on AM 1510, FM 94.7, FM 99.9, FM 100.7, as well as online everywhere on WWBC https://www.1510wwbc.com/. I will be chatting with Udion Foundation and Radwan Chowdhury about his nonprofit. Radwan Chowdhury is a dedicated public servant and transformative leader with 25+ years of experience in policy, business, etc. My second guest, Juan Herrera, photographer, Venezuelan–American multimedia artist, writer and educator, will call in from California to speak from his heart about his country of birth, Venezuela, and why he wants a country that works for all. https://www.seetamediainc.com/ Seeta Media, Inc..
Radwan Chowdhury
Radwan Chowdhury serves as the CEO of McWeadon Education. Prior to joining McWeadon, he was the founder and CEO of AA Global Solutions, a leading consulting firm and UDiON Foundation a global non-profit organization “Dedicated to Educate”.
Radwan is a motivational speaker, activist, author and an entrepreneur with nearly 15 years of executive management and consulting experience, he worked with The United State Navy and the Treasury Department. Throughout his career, Radwan has won recognition for his entrepreneurial acumen; sharp business skills; a vision that transformed education and poverty; leadership qualities that won championships; and his unprecedented philanthropy.
Radwan has authored 10 text books 2 of them being thought in a private school in Bangladesh, in-addition he has authored a poetry book and published over 25 articles.
Seeing life as a story in the process of being written, Radwan believes that the more an individual knows about his goal and mission, the better he understands the essential choices he must make in order to become more committed to achieving it. Thus, Radwan is certain that an individual choice defines his actions as well as the path he would take. To determine the best pathway, however, would require an individual to be very keen in predicting the possibilities as well as risks; while also being prepared and strong-minded to face exceedingly demanding and challenging situations when unexpected circumstances occur. This, he believes, is the key to success.
Applying the same principle in his career, Radwan’s extensive and diverse business background and his ability encompasses comprehensive knowledge in the entire facets, that coupled with his unique speaking style and he imparts a clear understanding of how generational demographics are changing the landscape of business, which enabled him to lead several pioneering projects. Radwan’s extensive business and leadership acumen were both honed by his personal experiences. Early on, Radwan already understood the value of perseverance and commitment.
Although he has been blessed to have distinguished academic careers, his most challenging and fulfilling mission to date is the total eradication of poverty from the world and educating and leading Asian Americans (AsAm) in exercising their right to bring about the democratic changes they wish to see. He’s “Dedicated to the Unfinished Work of Equal Opportunity and Justice for All”.
Realizing that there must be something terribly wrong with the society we live in, this inspired him to commit himself and founded the UDiON Foundation, with mission to eradicate poverty one family at a time, he believes “Education is the best way to end the cycle of poverty and the exploitation of children” he strongly believes “Illiteracy is the birth place of poverty”. He believes the mission is critical; the task is challenging but the quest is noble, the challenge is enormous, and the mission is sacred and must not fail.
Radwan is best known in the Asian Community as a leader around issues of Equal Opportunity, Education and Poverty, and he regularly provides mentorship to future leader’s (our youth). He has spoken in many national and international conferences and participated in many round-table discussions. Radwan has received widespread recognition, awards and honors for his work, Including the Life Time Service Award “Call to Service” by President Barak Obama in 2011, Diversity and Inclusion Award by El-Beth Development Center, he was listed as Most Influential Asian American in NE FL by Indo-US Chamber of Commerce, he was also the nominee of 2015 OneJax Humanitarian Award. Moreover, Radwan consistently received academic excellence awards and commendations for his diverse business background.
At this point, one might ask how success could be measured. Rather than gauging the ability to succeed, one must consider the imperativeness of accomplishing such achievement. In Radwan’s case, what has been said are just some of the things rightfully enough to describe someone who has already succeeded but still aspires to do much more. Radwan reminds us that success is not about the achievements. Rather, it is all about making a difference in everything one does by displaying the right virtues.
Juan Herrera
Artist–Journalist–Scholar Fusion: As a dynamic voice who blends artistic creativity,
investigative journalism, and academic insight. Juan can describe how his background
in photojournalism and critical theory informs his art practice juanherrera.art, allowing
him to speak with authority on Venezuelan socio-political issues through a creative lens.
By emphasizing his dual training – e.g. studying under noted Latin American writers and
working as a news photographer – Juan c not just an artist showcasing visuals, but a
researcher and truth-teller. This fusion makes him a storyteller in both gallery and media
domains.
- “Los Imaginarios de la Identidad” – Power of Images and Currency: Juan will
spotlight his flagship project “Los Imaginarios de la Identidad,” explaining its
striking visual strategy of layering Venezuelan bolívar banknotes with censored
documentary photographs juanherrera.art. He will vividly depict one of the 6-foot
photomontages on-air: historic leaders’ portraits on currency looming behind scenes of
protestors in the streets or lines of citizens beset by hyperinflation. This contrast
challenges Venezuela’s official narratives – for instance, by literally printing
suppressed truths onto the nation’s currency, Juan symbolically reclaims the story of the
Venezuelan people from propaganda and censorship. Emphasize how this series
questions who controls history: “The bolívar notes tell us one version of Venezuela’s
story, but I collage in the images the regime doesn’t want you to see – empty
supermarkets, protest rallies – forcing a dialogue between myth and reality.” Juan as an
artist who “courts attention” with provocative visuals while delivering a potent
critique of power voyagela.com.
- Stakes of the Venezuelan Bolívar – From Symbol to Shred of Paper: Connect the
artwork to the symbolic and material stakes of Venezuela’s currency crisis. Juan can
recount the extraordinary hyperinflation Venezuela suffered (“over 1,000,000% by
2018” at its peak voyagela.com) and the human impact of the bolívar’s collapse – savings
decimated, families carrying stacks of bills for a loaf of bread. By sharing a concise
anecdote (e.g. how he received an email in 2018 that his Venezuelan bank funds were
frozen, leaving him “propelled without a passport” financially, he illustrates the trauma
and absurdity behind those banknotes. In the interview, he can talk about “the bolívar
as more than money – it’s a battleground for identity and truth.” In Los Imaginarios,
worthless bills become canvases for truth-telling: a metaphor for how Venezuelans have
seen their history and dignity devalued alongside their currency. By framing the
bolívar as both a national symbol manipulated by the powerful and a relic of daily
struggle, Juan underscores why his art matters. This positions links concrete economic
pain to broader cultural memory, demonstrating insight that only a diaspora artist
scholar could provide.
- Speaking Truth on U.S.–Venezuela Geopolitics: Juan will offer a timely perspective on
the recent U.S. military escalation near Venezuela, including the high-profile
deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to the Caribbean in 2025. He
can contextualize this as the largest U.S. naval presence in Latin America since 1989
and note how such moves are perceived by Venezuelans and the diaspora – e.g. as a “new
cold war” tactic pressuring Maduro’s regime. Juan’s artist-as-journalist voice: he isn’t a
government official, but a cultural figure who can empathetically articulate the fear and
resolve within Venezuelan civil society.
- “As an artist who has lived through Venezuela’s turmoil, I see this deployment through
the eyes of ordinary Venezuelans – it’s both a threat and a spotlight. It reminds the world
of our crisis, but also risks escalating tensions.”
- He does not shy away from political questions; instead he uses them to reinforce his core
themes (foreign intervention, national sovereignty, propaganda). He is someone who not
only creates art about power dynamics but can eloquently discuss real-world power plays.
- “It’s precisely why artists from Venezuela speak out – to ensure our story isn’t reduced to
a pawn in superpower games”
• Diasporic Art as Resistance and Memory: Juan will emphasize the role of diasporic
artists in shaping global narratives of resistance, visibility, and memory.
• He can conclude with a powerful reflection: having artists in exile – whether Venezuelan,
Caribbean, or otherwise – means that suppressed stories find a way to survive. Drawing
on his experience and those of peers, he might note how Venezuelan creatives abroad are
building an “archive of the truth,” ensuring human rights abuses and community
resilience are seen and remembered worldwide.
- His collaborative exhibition The Venezuelans in Los Angeles brought together immigrant
artists to highlight “how displacement redefines identity and belonging”, sparking
dialogue on the Latinx diaspora experience eluniversal.com.
- Juan believes that diaspora artists transform personal trauma into collective power:
by sharing their stories in art and media, they command attention on the world stage and
influence public perception.
- “Our diaspora carries the memory of what happened back home. Through art, we turn
memory into resistance – we keep our people’s dreams alive and challenge the world to=
see us not as victims, but as protagonists of our own story.”