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Eva Longoria

Texan pride

Eva Longoria talks about what it was like to grow up as a "Texican," and a unique Texas cultural tradition.

Jan 19th, 2010

Land disputes on the Western frontier

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the Longoria family's struggles to protect their land from encroachment by Anglo settlers in 19th-century Texas.

Jan 19th, 2010

Native American connections

Eva Longoria learns of her Native American ancestry, and talks about her personal connection to that heritage.

Jan 19th, 2010

About the Program

What made America? What makes us? These two questions are at the heart of the new PBS series Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Harvard scholar turns to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 12 renowned Americans — professor and poet Elizabeth Alexander, chef Mario Batali, comedian Stephen Colbert, novelist Louise Erdrich, journalist Malcolm Gladwell, actress Eva Longoria, musician Yo-Yo Ma, director Mike Nichols, Her Majesty Queen Noor, television host/heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, actress Meryl Streep, and figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi.

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Corporate funding is provided by The Coca-Cola Company and Johnson & Johnson.

Additional funding is provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Atlantic Philanthropies, and The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.