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Individual registration includes all sessions, three coffee hours, three catered lunches, and an evening happy hour event.
Thursday, September 26 Welcome Coffee with Julie Henning
Join us for coffee and light refreshments with Julie Henning, raised as Pearl Buck's daughter. Her book A Rose in a Ditch will be available for sale and there will be an opportunity for autographs.
Thursday, September 26 Morning Panel Discussion-Pearl S. Buck: Activism Legacy
Join us for our first panel discussion on Pearl Buck's activism legacy
Thursday, September 26 House Tour [Sold Out]
Take a tour of the Pearl S. Buck House with Curator, Samantha Freise.
Thursday, September 26 Luncheon
Join us for the official reveal of the Pearl Buck House Virtual Tour Project. A 3D interactive tour of the Pearl Buck House.
Thursday, September 26 Afternoon Sessions
Join us for afternoon sessions about Pearl Buck at Cornell, Pearl Buck and Lao Sheh, and Pearl Buck's China Footsteps.
Thursday, September 26 Happy Hour
Join us for a happy hour event at Free Will Brewing Co. in Perkasie, PA. Includes a drink ticket as native Philadelphia foods.
Friday, September 27 Coffee Hour
Join us for a coffee hour with light refreshments.
Friday, September 27 Morning Panel Session
Join us for a panel discussion on Pearl Buck and the Rights of Women and Children.
Friday, September 27 Panel Discussion
Join us for a panel on Cross Cultural Education and Conciliation.
Friday, September 27 Luncheon
Join us for lunch as we learn about Returning Home to Kuling, the favorite home of Pearl Buck.
Friday, September 27 Afternoon Panel
Join us for a panel discussion on American Pearl.
Friday, September 27 Afternoon Presentation
Join us for a special presentation: The Social Activist Pearl Buck and the Japanese People during the GHQ Occupation and the Restoration of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and China.
Saturday, September 28 Keynote Presentations @ Delaware Valley University
Keynote 1: David M. Crowe, Professor Emeritus of History & Law, Elon University; Presidential Fellow, Chapman University-Pearl S. Buck’s Humanitarian Vision in War and Peace Keynote 2: Dr. Lu Zhangping 卢章平, Ph.D., President of Zhenjiang Pearl S. Buck Research Association, and Professor at Jiangsu University Library Keynote 3: Lee Jong Chan, Pearl S. Buck Memorial Hall, Legacy and Impact of Pearl S. Buck in Korea.
Saturday, September 28 Luncheon
Join us for lunch at Delaware Valley University following the Keynote presentations.
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