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José Andrés Discovers His Ancestors Were Bakers

Season 11 Episode 5 | 4m 41s

José Andrés discovers his paternal great-great grandmother was abandoned and given to nuns as a baby.

Corporate support for Season 11 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. is provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc., Ancestry® and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Support is also provided by Ford Foundation; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; Candace King Weir; by the Inkwell Society together with many of its members; and by public television viewers.
Extras
Sean learns of his ancestor who was sent to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
Sharon learns about the hardships endured by her mother and her paternal ancestors.
Chrissy learns the true roots of her grandmother Ruth, and details of her great grandparents lives.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals inspiring ancestors of novelist Amy Tan & poet Rita Dove.
Rita learns about her grandfather's criminal charges and trying adulthood.
Amy discovers records of her father's immigration from China and his many accomplishments.
Michael Imperioli learns about his maternal great grandfather's death as a train worker in New York.
Joy Behar's grandparents move to America and forge a new life.
Lea Salonga discovers the roots of her maternal great great grandfather, Pedro Malhabor.
Amanda Seyfried's third great grandfather played the fife and fought for the Union to end slavery