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He is the father of the 49th and current vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris, as well as of her sister, lawyer and political commentator Maya Harris. Throughout his career, Harris has worked on economic analysis and policy regarding the economy of Jamaica, his native country.
Kamala Harris ’ parents, Donald J. Harris and Dr. Shyamala Gopalan, came to the United States to pursue their dreams — but never envisioned a future where their daughter would one day become ...
Nov 7, 2020 · Donald J. Harris, a Jamaican-born economics professor, has expressed regret that a custody battle brought his close contact with his daughters “to an abrupt halt.”
- Ellen Barry
Jan 19, 2021 · Kamala Harris, vice presidential hopeful, has spoken openly about her heritage. An important piece of this is her father, Donald Harris, an economics professor.
Jan 20, 2021 · Kamala Harris's dad, an economist and Stanford University professor, immigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica for his Ph.D. While Harris is very vocal about her Indian and Jamaican roots, it’s not...
- Lucia Tonelli
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- Lucia.Tonelli@hearst.com
Sep 13, 2020 · At 24, Donald J. Harris was already professorial, as reserved as the Anglican acolyte he had once been. But his ideas were edgy. One member of the audience found them so compelling that she...
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.
