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Finding your roots. Season 9, episode 4, Far from home /

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Henry Louis Gates explores the family trees of pop star Cyndi Lauper and actors Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo, introducing them to ancestors whose stories were lost when their families immigrated to the United States. Drawing on long-lost records from Italy, Korea, Mexico, and Switzerland, Gates helps...

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Other Authors: Gates, Henry Louis, Jr (Screenwriter), Hoffert, Claire (Producer), Cesario, Matthew (Producer), Warchol, Natalia (Producer), Burke, Kevin M. (Producer), Streeter, Sabin (Producer, Director), Lauper, Cyndi, 1953- (on-screen participant.), Chung, Jamie, 1983- (on-screen participant.), Trejo, Danny, 1944- (on-screen participant.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2023.
Subjects:
Lauper, Cyndi, > 1953- > Family.
Chung, Jamie, > 1983- > Family.
Trejo, Danny, > 1944- > Family.
Lauper, Cyndi, > 1953-
Trejo, Danny, > 1944-
Actors > United States > Genealogy.
Women singers > United States > Genealogy.
Families > History.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History.
Acteurs > États-Unis > Généalogies.
Familles > Histoire.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Histoire.
Chanteuses > États-Unis > Généalogies.
Actors
Emigration and immigration
Families
Women singers
United States
Biographical television programs
Documentary television programs
Genealogy
History
Television series
Documentary television programs.
Biographical television programs.
Television series.
Documentaires télévisés.
Biographies télévisées.
Séries télévisées.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Henry Louis Gates explores the family trees of pop star Cyndi Lauper and actors Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo, introducing them to ancestors whose stories were lost when their families immigrated to the United States. Drawing on long-lost records from Italy, Korea, Mexico, and Switzerland, Gates helps his guests to re-imagine their families and connect to history in a deeply personal way.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 08, 2023).
"With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.".
Physical Description:1 online resource (53 minutes)
Playing Time:00:52:17