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Mendocino temple marks Chinese heritage revival by Hee sisters
Loretta Hee McDoard and Lorraine Hee-Chorley celebrate a 12 year effort to restore Mendocino's Kwan Tai Taoist temple. The piece traces Chinese workers building state rails and timber, facing discrimination, and the sisters’ nonprofit push with grants to repair the two room structure. The goal is open the temple to visitors while teaching local students about a once forgotten Chinese legacy.
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Mendocino
Calif
Loretta Hee McDoard
Hees
McDoard
Lorraine Hee-Chorley
Hee- Chorley
Kwan Tal
Kwang Tal
Yip Lee
China
George Hee
Hee-Chorley
Hee
TVW
San Francisco
Wendy Roberts
Gold Country
Redwood Coast
Lorraine Dong
San Francisco State University
Chinese Historical Society of America
Dong
Robert Jason Pinoli
Mendocino County
Roberts
Wes Hee
National Trust For Historic Preservation
California Coastal Resources Agency