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Silk Road House
Silk Road House entrance
Dragon and camel over the SRH doorway
Adopted kids with families picnic March 2006
Dr. Hooson's “Peoples in Between: Silk Road Geography” lecture 4/15/07
Dr. Hooson's “Peoples in Between: Silk Road Geography” lecture 4/15/07
Izaly Zemtsovsky and Alma Kunanbaeva with SRH logo discs produced by Joan E. Norvelle by the opening of SRH 4/15/07
“Celebrating Motherhood in Kazakhstan and Beyond” lecture by Dr. Alma Kunanbaeva 5/12/07
Dr. Dovdoi Bayar, Tarbia-apai and Dr. Alma Kunanbaeva 5/13/07
Dr. Alma Kunanbaeva greets Dr. Dovdoi Bayar after his lecture 5/13/07
Orna Tsultem, Dr. Dovdoi Bayar, Tarbia-apa, Dr. Alma Kunanbaeva, Dr.Baatar, and Turo Sandagdorj after lecture 5/13/07
Sample of the amazing work by artist Turburam Sandagdorj. It may be hard to see, but everything in white has been cut out from a piece of black paper. The level of intricacy and detail in the paper cuts is hard to imagine. 5/20/07
Alma Kunanbaeva, President of SRH, while in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 26 of September, was decorated by the order “Catherine the Great” for her “personal contribution to Kazakh-Russian friendship and collaboration”. The picture depicts Alma at the malachite hall of the Zubov palace next to Erzhan Yusupov (of the Kazakh Society “Ata-Meken”) and Izaly Zemtsovsky (one of SRH directors). 9/26/07
The Uighur artist Merwayit Hapiz (first from the right) next to her paintings with Board Directors Alma Kunanbaeva, Anita Habdank-Kolaczkowska and Izaly Zemtsovsky. 10/28/07
Musical performance by Marjana Sadowska 12/9/07
Marjana Sadowska with Izaly Zemtsovsky 12/9/07
Mr. Erlan Idrissov, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the USA, at SRH on 1/18/08, meets Alma Kunanbaeva, Turburam Sandagdorj, Daniel Gallegos and Zhanara Nauruzbayeva.
Rahima Dolan (right) and Mukarrama Burkhanova dance at SRH Nawruz party. 3/27/08
Young Kazakhs at the entrance to SRH. 3/27/08
Wayne Eastrep, distinguished photographer.
Wayne Eastrep signing "Soul of Kazahkstan" for SRH guests. 5/18/08
Visiting students from the University of International Business, Kazahkstan: Gulbanu, Raushan, Nurgul, Damira, and Dinara with Alma Kunanbaeva 6/22/08
Pre-wedding dance 8/9/08
Newlyweds, Zhanara & Daniel - photo by Kemal 8/9/08
Dr. Elena Vasilyeva and Dr. Viktor Lapin from St. Petersburg, Russia at SRH 8/23/08
Leila Hejaiej (Tunisia) and Yue Chi (Canada) at SRH 9/7/08
Leila Hejaiej (Tunisia) is singing at SRH 9/7/08
Byambakhuu Darinchuluun, a guest from Mongolian school of Arlington, Virginia, and Lkhagvadorj Ulziisaihakhan, a morin khuur player of Bay area (during their joint Mongolian presentation along with Sandagdorj Turburam at SRH). 9/22/08
Russian Folk Group “Kedry” [Cedar] of San Jose performs at SRH. 9/22/08
Dr. John Sommer after his SRH presentation 11/16/08
Guests of Turburam's exhibit at SRH with Alma K. 12/6/08
Mongol group portrait at Turo's SRH exhibit 12/6/08
Turo accepts congratulations 12/6/08
Turburam at his SRH exhibit 12/6/08
Bukharan group Hai Nozanin on stage 2/12/09
Tatar singing group Ay Bulbulum. 2/22/09
Rukiye Mansour, president of ATTA
Dilare Capanoglu with her kids & Naile Akchurin 2/22/09
Alexandar Iliev 3/7/09
Raushan Akhmedyarova & Galina Kistanova performs at Nawruz 4/4/09
Kazakh kids greet Kydyr-ata at Nawruz 4/4/09
Akkenzhe Alimzhan plays during Nawruz 2009 concert 4/4/09
Abbos Kosimov with sons perform at Nawruz 4/4/09
Alma Kunanbaeva takes questions from the audience to Elmira Zhanabegrenova after her concert at SRH 05/24/09
Bayan Tulegenova with Elmira Zhanabegrenova 5/24/09
Alma introduces Jean-Claude Latombe 11/08/09
SRH audience with Jean-Claude Latombe at the front 11/08/09
Akylbek performs kyl kyyak piece 11/15/09
Akylbek Serkebaev performs komuz piece 11/15/09
Akylbek performs jew's harp piece 11/15/09
SRH audience 11/15/09
Ambassador Erlan Idrissov & Alma Kunanbaeva 12/12/09
Ambassador Erlan Idrissov & Bidas Uristembekov with SRH guests Bayan, Erdan, Rashid, Naile 12/12/09
Ambassador Erlan Idrissov & zhyrau Bidas Uristembekov 12/12/09
Bidas Uristembekov, Izaly Zemtsovsky, & Krym Altynbekov@SRH 12/13/09
Bidas Uristembekov with SRH guests Bayan, Aigerim, Zhuldyz, Tarbiya, Lloyd after concert 12/13/09
Krym & Bidas with kazakhs guests Elmira, Bayan, Tarbiya, Galia, Rashid, Zhamiga@ SRH 12/13/09
Bidas & Skydrite Rubene 12/13/09
Alma is explaining the Kyrgyz dress 12/09
Alma Kunanbaeva with Kyrgyz guests Rispai Isakov, Damira Niyazbekova and Ruslan Jumabaev 02/20/10
Damira Niyazbekova sings Kyrgyz songs 02/20/10
Rispai Isakov, Kyrgyz manaschi 02/20/10
SRH music making 03/21/10
Alma Kunanbaeva & Izaly Zemtsovsky in conversation with Davlat Khudonazarov 03/21/10
Timur Abikeyev sings 08/01/10
Timur Abikeyev performs@SRH 08/01/10
Chingiz Sadykov as THE accompanist 08/01/10
Yuval Ron lecturing 08/22/10
Yuval Ron shows the Oud 08/22/10
Navruz celebration 04/02/11
Alen, a happy Navruz boy - photo by Bayan Tulegenova 04/02/11
Kazakh dance performed by children group 04/02/11
Ben and Karina dancing at Navruz 04/02/11