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Finding Your Roots S8E2 — Children of Exile
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Finding Your Roots•Season 8•Episode 2

Children of Exile

8.0/10 · 62 votesJan 4, 202260 min

Ranked #1 of 10 in Season 8•+0.3 vs season avg

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. retraces the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raúl Esparza, whose families fled their homelands, leading them to find lost parts of themselves along the way.

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Episode Summary

"Children of Exile" is episode 2 of Finding Your Roots season 8. It scored 8.0/10 from 62 votes, ranking #1 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.7). It aired on January 4, 2022.

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