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

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, Dec 5 8:00 P.M. Laughing on the Inside     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Dec 6 12:00 A.M. Laughing on the Inside     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Dec 6 12:00 P.M. Laughing on the Inside     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Dec 7 2:00 P.M. Laughing on the Inside     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Dec 8 8:00 P.M. Laughing on the Inside     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Dec 9 12:00 A.M. Laughing on the Inside     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Dec 9 7:00 P.M. Laughing on the Inside     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Dec 10 12:30 A.M. Laughing on the Inside     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Dec 10 5:00 P.M. Laughing on the Inside     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Dec 10 9:00 P.M. Laughing on the Inside     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Dec 11 1:00 A.M. Laughing on the Inside     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Dec 11 9:00 A.M. Laughing on the Inside     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 13 12:00 P.M. No Irish Need Apply     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Dec 14 2:00 P.M. This Land Is My Land     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Dec 15 8:00 P.M. No Irish Need Apply     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Dec 16 12:00 A.M. No Irish Need Apply     NH Explore (11.2)


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