LEUNG MAN TAO – Hong Kong social commentator

All those who had been excluded, who had been silenced, and who were invisible actually did not go away. They are the unhealed wounds that cause us dull pain. This book reveals their existence. It gives voice to a silent community that has long been suppressed. More importantly, this book serves as a reminder that even though leprosy is no longer taboo, out of habit, society still oppresses and excludes, continuing to produce a community that can only exist at the edge of society.


LAI MENG – Veteran Malaysian actress

After reading this book, i felt very sad and moved. I hope that one day, the children of leprosy patients will be able to find their biological parents and family members, acknowledge each other, and never part again. At the very least, the descendants should know who their parents are and get to meet them because a reunion between children and parents its the most natural thing in the world.


TANG AH CHAI – Malaysian cultural heritage worker

What a tragedy it is, to be unable to raise one’s own flesh and blood, and when meeting and acknowledging one’s own adult children becomes an extravagantly high hope. The limitations of that era and society’s prejudice caused leprosy patients to experience the proverbial ups and downs of life, with all its harsh realities.


LIM YONG LONG – Researcher of Malaysian leprosy history

This eye-opening book reveals the painful experiences leprosy patients had to endure because of the unjust segregation and child-separation policies. The stories also describe the discrimination faced by the second generation due to the stigma of the disease which still lingers in Malaysian society. The book carries a strong message that every policy concerning a human being’s segregation has to be conscientiously evaluated on moral grounds.