Hear about a heartbreaking chapter in Hawaiian and American history, when fear of leprosy resulted in the exile of 9,000 people (some of whom were wrongly diagnosed) to the edge of Molokai for more than 100 years.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2006-03-07/colony
The Colony
Listen Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2006 at 1:32 p.m. in Society
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Guests
John Tayman
author of "The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai" (Scribner); also editorial creative director, Men's Health Magazine.
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