Pearl S. Buck Award Ceremony
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 1700 - 1930
In 1972, during the Vietnam War, she was immortalized in a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph that depicted her at age 9 running naked in agony following a napalm strike in Trang Bang, Vietnam. Once a living symbol of the atrocities of war, for nearly 30 years Phuc has been a UNESCO goodwill ambassador for the Culture of Peace. She is the founder and president of The KIM Foundation International, a nonprofit dedicated to helping child-victims of war, violence, and poverty.
She will be joined by Nick Ut, who took the iconic photograph, during the event, which includes a book signing.
The Pearl S. Buck Award honors women who exemplify the ideals, values, and commitments of Buck, a member of the Class of 1914 and the first American woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Category: Community | Local / Community
She will be joined by Nick Ut, who took the iconic photograph, during the event, which includes a book signing.
The Pearl S. Buck Award honors women who exemplify the ideals, values, and commitments of Buck, a member of the Class of 1914 and the first American woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Category: Community | Local / Community
Starting Price Per Person
Free
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Where
Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg Virginia 24503
United States
( College - School - Training Center )
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg Virginia 24503
United States
( College - School - Training Center )
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