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The Amish: Shunned, Extended Preview

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

Aired 02/04/2014 | Rating NR

American Experience

The Amish: Shunned, Extended Preview

Preview: Season 26 Episode 3 | 2m

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

Follow seven former Amish people who have paid deeply for their decision to leave their closed and tightly-knit communities for the outside world, as they struggle to make their way in modern America estranged from loved ones.

Aired 02/04/2014 | Rating NR

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Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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The Amish: Shunned, Chapter 1

Clip: S26 Ep3 | 8m 55s | Watch the first chapter of The Amish: Shunned, premiering on PBS February 4, 2014. (8m 55s)

The Amish: Shunned, Preview

Preview: S26 Ep3 | 30s | Premieres February 4, 2014 at 9/8c. Seven former Amish on their own for the first time. (30s)

Coming Home, from The Amish: Shunned

Clip: S26 Ep3 | Despite plans to enroll in college, a boy's return home is too powerful to resist.

Finding Home

Clip: S26 Ep3 | 6m 7s | When Katie Troyer left the Amish, she discovered her love of photographs. (6m 7s)

"I Had to Give up Absolutely Everything"

Clip: S26 Ep3 | 2m 25s | Katie, a little person, left the Amish when she was 41 years old. (2m 25s)

"I Think I am Homesick"

Clip: S26 Ep3 | 2m 50s | At 23, Anna was considered an Old Maid in her Amish community; but she misses home. (2m 50s)

"It was Pretty Awesome"

Clip: S26 Ep3 | 2m | A profile of Levi, from The Amish: Shunned, premiering on PBS February 4 at 9/8c. (2m)

""I was Letting People Down"

Clip: S26 Ep3 | 2m 30s | Saloma left the Amish at 20, and she recently helped Anna find her way. (2m 30s)

"Never to Come Back"

Clip: S26 Ep3 | 2m 37s | Joe struggled to leave his Amish family of 15, returning 6 times before leaving for good. (2m 37s)

Shunned Profile: Jan

Clip: S26 Ep3 | 2m 48s | A profile of Jan, from The Amish: Shunned, premiering on PBS February 4 at 9/8c. (2m 48s)

"The Good Kid"

Clip: S26 Ep3 | 2m 57s | Watch a profile of former Amish nurse Naomi. From The Amish: Shunned, premiering Feb 4. (2m 57s)

"We Had No Idea"

Clip: S26 Ep3 | Paul's parents became Amish when he was a boy. Watch The Amish: Shunned on PBS February 4.

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