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Premieres February 4, 2014 at 9/8c. Seven former Amish on their own for the first time.

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Joe struggled to leave his Amish family of 15, returning 6 times before leaving for good.

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"Never to Come Back"

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"The Good Kid"

Watch the first chapter of The Amish: Shunned, premiering on PBS February 4, 2014.

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The Amish: Shunned, Chapter 1

Saloma left the Amish at 20, and she recently helped Anna find her way.

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""I was Letting People Down"

Katie, a little person, left the Amish when she was 41 years old.

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"I Had to Give up Absolutely Everything"

At 23, Anna was considered an Old Maid in her Amish community; but she misses home.

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"I Think I am Homesick"

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"It was Pretty Awesome"

Paul's parents became Amish when he was a boy. Watch The Amish: Shunned on PBS February 4.

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"We Had No Idea"

Despite plans to enroll in college, a boy's return home is too powerful to resist.

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Coming Home, from The Amish: Shunned

When Katie Troyer left the Amish, she discovered her love of photographs.

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Finding Home

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Shunned Profile: Jan

Premiering February 4, 2014 at 9/8c on PBS. Former Amish choose their freedom over family.

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The Amish: Shunned, Extended Preview

Premieres February 4, 2014 at 9/8c. Seven former Amish on their own for the first time.

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