Summary: <p><span>This is a story of a road trip. After a particularly traumatic Valentine's Day, Fadi Boukaram was surfing google maps and noticed that there was a town called Lebanon... in Oregon. Being Lebanese himself, he wondered, how many Lebanons exist in the US? The answer: 47. Thus began his journey to visit them all and find an America he'd never expected, and the homeland he'd been searching for all along.</span></p> <p><span><span>This episode </span><span>was made in collaboration with Kerning Cultures, a podcast that tells stories from the Middle East and North Africa. </span></span><span>The original "Lebanon USA" story was reported by Alex Atack with editorial support from Bella Ibrahim, Dana Ballout</span><span>, Zeina Dowidar, and Hebah Fisher. Original sound design by Alex Atack. </span></p> <p><span><em>Editor's Note: In an earlier version of this episode, we inaccurately described a grain elevator. We have updated the audio to reflect the correction.</em></span></p> <p><em>The new update of the story was produced and reported by Shima Oliaee. </em></p> <p><em>We had original music by Thomas Koner and Jad Atoui.</em></p> <p><em>Be sure to check out Kerning Cultures at their website <a href="http://www.kerningcultures.com/">kerningcultures.com</a>, instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kerningcultures/">@kerningculture</a>, or twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/kerningcultures">@kerningcultures</a>. You can read more about Fadi’s trips and see his photographs at<span> </span><a href="http://www.lebanonusa.com/">lebanonusa.com</a><span> </span>or on his Instagram at<span> </span><a href="http://www.wnyc.org/instagram.com/lebanonusa">@lebanonusa</a>.</em></p> <p><span><em><em><span><em>Support Radiolab today at <a href="https://pledge3.wnyc.org/donate/radiolab-it/onestep/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=notes&utm_campaign=membership&utm_content=radiolab" target="_blank">Radiolab.org/donate</a>.<span> </span></em></span></em></em></span></p> <p><em>If you would like to donate to Beirut at this time, please visit our website <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/lebanon-usa">for a list of organizations</a>. </em></p>
