Chrissy Teigen learned she is of Roma descent in an upcoming episode of "Finding Your Roots." Here's how she reacted.

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 ...

A recent episode of PBS documentary series "Finding Your Roots" featured Rita Dove, an award-winning poet from Akron.

In PEOPLE's exclusive first look at the Jan. 14 episode of 'Finding My Roots', Joy Behar discovered just how close her family ...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals inspiring ancestors of novelist Amy Tan & poet Rita Dove.

Henry Louis Gates looked back on helping Kerry Washington discover her dad is not her biological father and identifying the sperm donor who is.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the Italian roots of Joy Behar & Michael Imperioli.

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 theme was Italian heritage week as both The View star Joy Behar and The Sopranos alum Michael Imperioli journeyed back ...

“I know our stories speak to people because I am stopped everywhere by old and young; white and Black; Christian, and Hindu, and they say, ‘We love your show,'” Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr ...