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Douglas Emhoff is the husband of Kamala Harris. He was born to Jewish parents, Michael and Barbara Emhoff, in Brooklyn, New York. He lived in New Jersey from 1969 to 1981, moving with his family to California when he was 17. Emhoff graduated from the California State University, Northridge and USC Gould School of Law.
- Berkeley, California, U.S.
Jan 20, 2021 · Kamala’s mom was the daughter of an Indian diplomat and was born in India. Shyamala was a Tamil Indian-American born in the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu. Her father, P.V. Gopalan, was a ...
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Sep 13, 2020 · How Kamala Harris’s Immigrant Parents Found a Home, and Each Other, in a Black Study Group Donald Harris and Shyamala Gopalan grew up under British colonial rule on different sides of the planet.
- Ellen Barry
Jan 22, 2021 · Kamala Harris has become a household name this year. In the US, she created history with a long list of “firsts,” including first black woman vice president. 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.
Jan 20, 2021 · Throughout the 2020 election season, California senator (and now Vice President-elect) Kamala Harris often invoked her biracial background and immigrant parents as part of her bid for the White ...
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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 20, 2021 · Kamala is biracial, African American and Indian-American. Her parents Shyamala and Donald, who both immigrated to the United States, from India and Jamaica respectively. Kamala Harris' parents ...