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Novelist Pearl Buck discusses the upcoming tribute to Dr Sun Yat-Sen, the 'Father of China,' with six Chinese Naval officers, New York, New York, March 7, 1944. The event will take place at the Metropolitan Opera House. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

Novelist Pearl Buck discusses the upcoming tribute to Dr Sun Yat-Sen, the 'Father of China,' with six Chinese Naval officers, New York, New York, March 7, 1944. The event will take place at the Metropolitan Opera House. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)