‘Bing in the New Year’ with Milwaukie’s Bing cherry, and the Chinese American history behind it

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‘Bing in the New Year’ with Milwaukie’s Bing cherry, and the Chinese American history behind it

For the second year in a row, Milwaukie, Oregon, will be hosting a New Year’s Eve celebration — with a twist. There will be lights, music and food, but instead of a ball drop, there will be a seven-foot Bing cherry to ring in the new year. “I have always been obsessed and in love with the weirdly American tradition of raising and lowering a big thing on New Year’s Eve. I love it,” said Samantha Swindler, a member of the Milwaukie Arts Commission…