 Who
We Are
The United Russian-American Association is an umbrella group of Russian and Russian-speaking citizens of the Former Soviet Union.
Our mission is twofold: to broaden the cultural and social ties of the 70,000+ members of our community with our host community in Greater Houston while supporting activities and services which preserve and maintain our Slavic cultural heritage in our emigre community.
Our objectives are to facilitate the recognition of cultural uniqueness of Russian-speaking community by general public in Houston and to promote Russian culture through educational, cultural and philanthropic activities. It also includes active participation in local charities and events, which promote the common goal to live, work and raise our families together in Houston.
We have extended our connections with several other Russian-speaking organizations.
URAA is a member of International Counsel of Russian Compatriots- MSRS (Moscow, Russia), a member of the Coordination Committee (New York, USA), was delegate in World Russian Forum in 2009, 2010 (Washington, USA), was delegate in Russian World Foundation Assembly in 2009, 2010, and many other events, Forums and Conventions. We are working in the Mayor International Europe Committee (Houston, USA)
What We Do
Although our organization has only been formally established for five years, we as individuals and small groups have worked hundreds of volunteer hours to the cause, which now unites us in URAA.
Our activities are to be funded solely through donations and membership fees; Balls and Disco nights, movie nights, special topic presentations, folk dance performances, discussion groups, festivals and painting exhibitions are only some of these activities, which are planned to attract audiences from American, Russian and other communities represented in the greater Houston area. A partial list of our activities over the past few years include:
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 Kids Art Contest
"The World of Russian Word"
Project "Kids create their world"
The artworks (pictures of artworks) email to URAA (president.uraa@gmail.com) before May 1.
 Gala Closing Ceremony for the Russian festival "Slavyanka"
May 26, 2012 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at
The Emery/Weiner School (9825 Stella Link, Houston, TX 77025)
Program: Dance Show «Magical Seasons of the Year» by dance studio "Sunrise", artistic director Oksana Chernyuk,
Concert of “Flying Balalaika Brothers” and
awards ceremony pf kids arts contest «Kids create their Russian World»
Admission: $15
Buy tickets online HERE
Sponsors:
general Consulate of Russia in Houston
Texas Commission of the Arts
United Russian American Association
Sunrise International Dance Company
 Puppet Show "Welcome, the fairy tale"
June 3, 2012 at 3:00 pm at RCC Our Texas (2337 Bissonnet Houston Texas 77005)
Admission: adults - $15, kids - $5.
Buy ticlets online HERE
3 performances
- «The Tale of the Gold Fish» (16 min)
By the "Blue Bird" Theater: Vladimir Patrunov, Maya Smirnova, Evgeniya Khazan, Lyudmila Sharf and Vladimir Shtern.
Music by Vladimir Kalyazine and Sergey Vastcenko.
- «The Tale about Balalika»
By students of school «Teremok», Woodlands, artistic director - Nastya Russum.
- «Geese - Swans»
By Olga Osechkina, Lyuba Bruk, Sasha Dragomirova, Alexander Pominov and Lyusya MakogonPetya Dragomirov, Sasha Bruk.
Musical arrangement by Eugeniy Bruk.
Puppets by Elena Suvorova-Philips.
Sponsors www.uraa.us & Unique Russian American Art (URAA)
Please sign the petiotion about Russian Heritage Week
http://www.russianpoliticsusa.com/PetitionPrint.pdf
More about Russian Heritage Week
http://www.russianheritageweek.com
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URAA provides art instruction in a hands on environment with a series of two-three hour workshops.
 Come and spend time engaged in something you love - exploring your skills and artistic sense in a relaxed and encouraging atmosphere.
- Golden Khokhloma for beginners.
- Matryoshka.
- How to make your Doll.
- Puppets and stage decoration.
- Knitting.
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Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) would like your help in identifying exceptionally talented Texas youth (8th-11th grade students) for our Young Masters grant program. Many of you work directly with youth and/or teachers of students of this age bracket...
NEW! Texas Commission on the Arts Young Masters Program ARTICLE
CHECK OUR PLANS!
The festival is dedicated to the celebration in 2012 of the Year of Russia in the USA and the Year of the USA in Russia.
We propose that the SLAVYANKA Festival begin in Texas on 24 May 2012...
Letters of support to "Slavyanka" festival:
Letter from RCC & newspaper "Our Texas"
Letter from "The Russian America"
NEW! "March 9, 2012" VIDEO
NEW! "The Shadow" VIDEO
NEW! Meet the Sunrise VIDEO
NEW! New Year 2012 VIDEO
NEW! New Year 2012 PHOTOALBUM
NEW! "Regional conference in Peru, 2011" ARTICLE
NEW! Elena Philips at the conference in Peru, 2011 VIDEO
NEW! Presentation about the visit to Peru VIDEO
NEW! "Celebration of Neptune`s Day 2011" ARTICLE
NEW! Celebration of Neptune`s Day 2011 VIDEO
NEW! Celebration of Neptune`s Day 2011VIDEO
NEW! Song of Bard's Academic Choir of Houston VIDEO
NEW! "Celebration of Neptune`s Day - 2011" ARTICLE
NEW! "Celebration of Neptune`s Day-2011" ARTICLE
NEW! Video of International dance Studio "Sunrise"
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Many federal, religious, traditional, and national observance holidays are celebrated throughout the year in the United States, which recognize certain cultures and nationalities of the people of the great land of America. Examples of national holidays are Cinco de Mayo, and St. Patrick's Day.
This Petition is a request to the President of United States of America to create a Slavic National Holiday in the USA.
Please vote and invite others to vote.
http://www.change.org/petitions/slavic-national-holiday-in-the-usa#signatures
 TEXAS A to Z 2011
NOW IN THE INTERNET!
United Russian American Association would like to take this opportunity to introduce businesses across Texas to the Russian Business Telephone Directory,"Texas A to Z", (Russian Yellow Pages).
 
President URAA Elena Philips had informed all members of the International Trade & Development Council, Mayor's Office,City of Houston, about Festival "Captain of Earth", and invited to participate at different events on March 2011.
PDF- version of press-release here
NEW! "The Captain of Earth" ARTICLE
NEW! "To "The Captain of Earth" Festival VIDEO
NEW! "The Captain of Earth" Festival ARTICLE
NEW! Presentation of pictures from the kids contest VIDEO
NEW! Kids Contest: " Create a logo for the crew of the Russian spacecraft SOYUZ TMA or draw a picture representing your understanding of space and space exploration" ARTICLE
Joint project by Union of Charitable Organizations of Russia and United Russian American Association,together with Federal Space Agency and Russian Insurance Centre
Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s space flight, the international competition of children’s drawings of emblems for the crews of Russian spacecraft Soyuz TMA is going on, with a trip to the Baikonur space launch centre to meet cosmonauts and astronauts being the prize...
NEW! Presentation of pictures from the kids contest VIDEO
 NEW ARTICLE
Human Spaceflight became a reality almost 50 years ago with the launch of a bell-shaped capsule called “Vostok 1.” The capsule was carrying Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who took his place in history as the first human to leave the bounds of Earth and enter outer space. Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space and the first person to orbit the Earth on 12 April 1961...
NEW ARTICLE
The festival “Captain of Earth”, to be organized by URAA, is devoted to the 50th anniversary of the first human flight to space, to honor memory of Yuri Gagarin, and to educate and celebrate Russia’s great contributions to space exploration...
 URAA Award-2008
Presentation about Business Opportunities at Houston
The presentation provides facts and figures about Houston's diverse population and workforce, port, airport, and other transportation facilities, industrial diversity, medical complex, international trade, research and education resources, culture and art. It also shows how Houston's cost of living and cost of labor compare favorably with other mayor cities in the nation and in the world
President URAA Elena Philips had informed all members of the International Trade & Development Council, Mayor's Office,City of Houston, about Festival "Captain of Earth", and invited to participate at different events on March 2011.
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