Novelist Amy Tan has always turned to her own family for writing inspiration. "The Joy Luck Club," one of her most famous ...

On Tuesday’s edition of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr., the theme was Italian heritage week as both The View ...

The longtime PBS series host reveals some of the surprises in store in the coming episodes, including one of his own.

On Tuesday’s edition of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr., the ... parent and the loss of his town to continue the family tree that brought her into being, praising hers as ...

Gates, who has been the host of the PBS series “Finding Your Roots” since it premiered in 2012, has helped many celebrities uncover what’s hiding in their family tree. Sometimes, stars aren ...

In PEOPLE's exclusive first look at the Jan. 14 episode of Finding My Roots ... tree, Gates points out a glaring detail to Behar. PBS/Youtube "Do you see where the family was living when your ...

When we uncover these ancestors, they tell us a story or share an experience, which has dripped down through the branches of your family tree ... is titled “Finding My Roots.” ...