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Our recent program featured an engaging exploration of Bing's Cherries by Livia Blackburne and Julia Kuo, a picture book praised for its imaginative retelling of a largely untold Chinese American story. The session introduced participants to the real figure of Ah Bing—a Chinese immigrant who came to Oregon in the mid-nineteenth century and worked in the orchards of Seth Lewelling, where he helped cultivate the famous cherry that still bears his name. The presentation explored how Blackburne a...