Far from Home -
finding your roots

Henry Louis Gates maps the family trees of pop icon Cyndi Lauper and actors Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo, exploring records in Italy, Korea, and Mexico to uncover ancestors whose stories were lost when their families immigrated to America.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 904

No future air times were found for this episode.

About Finding Your Roots:

Join Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

to uncover the surprising ancestral stories of 28 cultural trailblazers with fascinating histories.

The series ends with an exploration of how science and history can inspire the next generation.

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Future Broadcast times for "Finding Your Roots": (show all)

Tue, Sep 17	8:00 P.M.	Activist Roots NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Sep 18	12:00 A.M.	Activist Roots NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Sep 18	12:00 P.M.	Activist Roots NH Explore (11.2)
Wed, Sep 18	5:00 P.M.	Activist Roots NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Sep 19	5:00 A.M.	Activist Roots NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Sep 19	2:00 P.M.	Activist Roots NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Sep 20	8:00 P.M.	Activist Roots NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Sep 21	12:00 A.M.	Activist Roots NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Sep 21	7:00 P.M.	Activist Roots NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Sep 22	5:00 P.M.	Activist Roots NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Sep 24	8:00 P.M.	Mexican Roots NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Sep 25	12:00 A.M.	Mexican Roots NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Sep 25	12:00 P.M.	Mexican Roots NH Explore (11.2)
Wed, Sep 25	5:00 P.M.	Mexican Roots NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Sep 26	5:00 A.M.	Mexican Roots NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Sep 26	2:00 P.M.	Mexican Roots NHPBS (11.1)