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The National Trust for Historic Preservation: Stories of Resilience: Three Asian Americans Who Shaped Filoli
May 12, 2021
This spring, Filoli highlights three Asian Americans who helped build the Filoli community and steward the estate: a beloved chef who worked for the Roths, a floriculturist who transformed the garden’s textures, and a famed landscape architect instrumental in preserving Filoli for the public.
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Using Television to Expose Racial Injustice
February 28, 2021
Census records reveal that there were no Black staff at Filoli during its time as a family home. Though the African American population in the Bay Area boomed after the end of World War II, the Peninsula was not a welcoming place for Black families.