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Jan 20, 2021 · Shyamala was a Tamil Indian-American born in the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu. Her father, P.V. Gopalan, was a senior civil servant and a member of the privileged, elite, ancient Tamil Brahmin ...
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May 2, 2024 · Published on May 2, 2024 04:27PM EDT. Kamala Harris poses for a photo with her mother Shyamala Gopalan Harris. Photo: Kamala Harris/Facebook. Kamala Harris ’ parents, Donald J. Harris and...
Sep 13, 2020 · Ms. Gopalan Harris often worked late, recalled Carole Porter, 56, a childhood friend of Senator Harris, and had high expectations for her daughters. “Shyamala didn’t play,” she said.
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Nov 7, 2020 · Vice President Kamala Harris was born on October 20, 1964 in Oakland, California to two immigrant parents: mom Shyamala Gopalan, and dad Donald Harris. A prominent cancer researcher before passing away in 2009, Gopalan was born in India and came to the United States to get her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.
Jan 22, 2021 · Across the world in the homelands of Kamala Harris’s parents — India and Jamaica — citizens are celebrating the first US Vice President with roots in their countries. They revel in the streets with handmade posters featuring her picture.
Jan 20, 2021 · Kamala Harris is biracial, and her parents were both immigrants. Kamala is biracial, African American and Indian-American. Her parents Shyamala and Donald, who both immigrated to the...
Donald J. Harris is the father of Kamala Harris. He is a Jamaican-American economist and professor emeritus at Stanford University, originally from Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica. Of Indian-Jamaican heritage, Harris was born on August 23, 1938, to Beryl Christie Harris (née Finegan) and Oscar Joseph Harris.
