Lawrence Abdalla interview - 5/15/2015

Lawrence Abdalla was born in Kansas City, Missouri and later moved to Kansas City, Kansas where he graduated from Wyandotte High School. He studied engineering at Kettering University and worked for several years at General Motors. After taking an early retirement, he became a successful boxing coach.

Interviewee Birth Year: 1954
Interviewer Birth Year: 1973

Tags from Generation Exchange:
1960s, 1990s, 1996 Olympics, Anne Lacey, boxing, coaching, General Motors, Inner City (Urban), Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, Kettering University, Neighborhood life, None, Schools, sports, Volunteering, Work, Wyandotte High School

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Collection

Generation Exchange

Reference

Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, Lawrence Abdalla interview - 5/15/2015, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri, 15 May 2015

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Kansas City, Kansas Public Library , “Lawrence Abdalla interview - 5/15/2015,” Genealogy Gallery, accessed November 22, 2024, https://content.mymcpl.org/items/show/9340.

Title

Lawrence Abdalla interview - 5/15/2015

Description

Lawrence Abdalla was born in Kansas City, Missouri and later moved to Kansas City, Kansas where he graduated from Wyandotte High School. He studied engineering at Kettering University and worked for several years at General Motors. After taking an early retirement, he became a successful boxing coach.

Interviewee Birth Year: 1954
Interviewer Birth Year: 1973

Tags from Generation Exchange:
1960s, 1990s, 1996 Olympics, Anne Lacey, boxing, coaching, General Motors, Inner City (Urban), Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, Kettering University, Neighborhood life, None, Schools, sports, Volunteering, Work, Wyandotte High School

Creator

Kansas City, Kansas Public Library

Publisher

Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri

Date

15 May 2015

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

kckpl_lawrence abdalla.mp3

Duration

00:41:11

Interviewer

Anne Lacey

Interviewee

Lawrence Abdalla