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On November 27 American Corner Karaganda celebrated National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage month. American teachers of English helped us to make this event very interesting. We invited students from Kazakhstani –American School.

At first we got acquainted with American Indians who contributed much to American culture. We used printed and electronic materials sent by US embassy .The audience

On November 20, Mr. James Agee-Library General Manager from Nazarbayev University Library, (Astana) visited American Corner Karaganda. Mr. Agee also met Dina Amanzholova - director the American Corner host library. As a creative library manager, Dina, wanted Mr Agee to meet with local librarians on the topic:"Best Practices" and "Trends" (from a Western view). More than thirty librarians came to the meeting to

On November 8, 2012, the Ari Roland Jazz Quartet performed for a full house at the Shalkyma Concert Hall in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. The program, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Astana, combined classic American jazz compositions with traditional Kazakh music showing that music is a common language spoken across ages and across cultures. Karaganda is the second stop on the group's three-city tour in Kazakhstan. Also, the Jazz Ambassadors visited

On October 25 AC Karaganda had a Club, devoted to the memory of Daniel Pearl(1963-2002). Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter, was kidnapped and murdered in 2002. Daniel was a gifted musician who always traveled with his violin or mandolin to connect people through words and music.

The participants learned about the Daniel

On October 22, AC Karaganda had a guest from American Councils - Saule Kussayeva. Being a Program Coordinator, Saule made a nice presentation on American University in Bulgaria. As a liberal arts institution, AUBG offers courses in a wide range o disciplines that challenge students to think critically, raise questions, consider different perspectives, and apply theory to practice.