Kan's Dumpling Supply

09/14/2025

A terrific turn out from the Lunar New Year dumpling making workshop! As we gear up to plan another upcoming dumpling event in the new, send us a message if you have thoughts on what you’d like to see in the coming year

09/14/2025

We had a successful dumpling making party and workshop this year! We’re looking forward to bringing more workshops to the community in the coming lunar new year. Many thanks to our volunteers and for hosting.

09/14/2025

On Wednesday, Sept 24 (6:00pm) in Mendocino, Valerie’s space hosts an evening of deep-listening and adventurous sound with Charmaine Lee (solo), Eyvind Kang & Jessika Kenney (duo), and Randall Dunn (solo)—three singular voices in contemporary experimental music coming together for an intimate, immersive night.

Eyvind Kang & Jessika Kenney — duo
Long-time collaborators whose music unfolds in patient layers of tone, textless song, and resonant harmony. Viola and voice converge into luminous drones and finely etched melodic lines—music that rewards close attention and transforms the space.

Randall Dunn — solo
Composer/producer celebrated for immersive, cinematic sound design. Dunn’s solo work channels analog synthesis, tape textures, and harmonic overtones into a richly dimensional set that hovers between ritual and futurism.

Charmaine Lee — solo
NYC-based vocalist/electronics artist known for sculpting raw sound from breath, resonance, feedback, and silence. Lee’s improvisations are visceral and precise, pushing the voice into new terrain. Currently on a 50-state solo tour, she brings a concentrated, high-voltage set tailored to the room.

Location: Valerie Mendocino (10546 Lansing St, Mendocino)

02/17/2025

Erin Jue is a paper conservator from the Los Angeles Art Conservation (LAAC). She will be conducting in-situ restoration at the Temple of Kwan Tai in Mendocino on the Temple’s paper artifacts, as part of their ongoing conservation initiative. Join us in this talk as Erin Jue shares her experience in the world of paper and objects conservation. Erin Jue has previously worked at major institutions including LACMA and the Huntington Library. 

RSVP to join the event, space is limited: https://www.kelleyhousemuseum.org/event/preservation-talk

01/30/2025

On the day of the Children’s Chinese New Year parade on February 13, 2025, will be supporting fundraising efforts of the by donating 15% of sales throughout the day from 11 am - 6pm! Dine in or order online: https://www.gnarbar707.com/order-online

01/30/2025

This photo was taken in 1930 is of Jim Tom, a chinese cook employed by the Union Lumber Company in for the camp they built up in the Ten Mile area to feed the company’s lumber workers.

Photo credit: Chinese in Mendocino County book by Lorraine Hee-Chorley. The second colorized photo was produced using

01/30/2025

Every now and then, we all need a little cuteness & to warm our spirits and lighten our hearts 💖 temple cat 🐈 lounging in the sun, in front of

01/30/2025

This snack dish is called “Seaweed Blunt” but never made it to last year’s dumpling pop-up menu. It is a seaweed based [non-special] cookie rolled up in seaweed flavored seasoning. This year at the Dumpling Making & Eating Party, you will get to snack on this and many other items! RSVP ahead of time or get your tickets at the door:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dumpling-making-eating-party-tickets-1220239993669?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

01/30/2025

Kan’s Dumpling Supply is back again this year and will be sharing their dumpling making secrets with you. Come celebrate the Year of the Snake! Learn how to make dumplings while enjoying asian snacks and tea, as we explore stories on Northern California’s rich Chinese American history together. Once dumplings are made, we will all eat them together! Reserve your tickets ahead of time or purchase at the door: Dumpling Making & Eating Party (link in bio)

All ages are welcome! Both Vegetarian/Vegan and Meat options will be available. Thanks to the gracious support by volunteers and facilities supported by the Mendocino Art Center, we are fundraising for for their current conservation activities.

01/29/2025

Happy Chinese New Year! 🧧The 2025 year of the Wood Snake is all about flexibility, expansion and reaching for new heights. For the last 30 years the has organized and hosted an annual Chinese New Year’s children’s parade in the town of Mendocino, the only Chinese children’s parade in California.

Join the parade on Feb 13, 2025! Children will line up at the corner of Lansing and Ukiah Street in Mendocino at 10:30am, and march to the Temple of Kwan Tai in Mendocino in celebration of Chinese New Year.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/childrens-chinese-new-year-parade-tickets-1220179633129?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

04/11/2024

Hi all! I’m helping to fundraise to restore and maintain the interiors of Temple Of Kwan Tai. It is the last remaining structure that evidence the community of early Chinese immigrants that lived in Mendocino, California in the 1800’s. Unfortunately other structures were burned down from that time due to racism and violence that eventually led to the 1882 .

Please support the preservation of this important landmark by donating to the Gofundme campaign. Help preserve the Temple so history is not buried or forgotten!

The Temple of Kwan Tai is one of the oldest Taoist temples in California. Operating as a 501(c)(3… Virj Kan needs your support for Temple Interior Restoration