His grandparents were from central Kansas, not the KCMO area. KCMO is not in Kansas, it’s in Missouri. There are not two more different states in the country. Go Hawks.
I remember reading an article about a Kansas City KS Muslim Community Center in the Quindaro area and some were questioning the Islamic teaching & practices. This a couple of years before 9-11. I wonder if this guy was influenced by that center. Yes Johnson country is much different that KCMO but Wyandotte not so much.