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Far from Home

Full-Length Season Finding Your Roots Season 9 Episode 4 52:09 Premiered 20230124

Cyndi Lauper, Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo uncover the stories of their immigrant ancestors

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 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.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 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.

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