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Jan 20, 2021 · Harris is the daughter of a Jamaican-born father and an Indian-born mother. Her ethnic background has been noted because they both are historic firsts for a U.S. vice president. Her father, Donald ...
Aug 14, 2020 · A little bit on her background. Harris was born in Oakland, Calif., in 1964, to parents Shyamala and Donald Harris. The daughter of two immigrants — her father came from Jamaica, her mother from ...
May 2, 2024 · 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 ...
Aug 13, 2020 · Kamala Harris’s family story is the real portrait of American greatness. From India and Jamaica to the doors of the White House in one generation. By Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias matt@vox.com ...
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Aug 12, 2020 · 04:01 - Source: CNN. CNN —. Kamala Harris is a lot of firsts. Besides being the first Black woman on a major party’s presidential ticket, she’s also the first Indian American. Her mother ...
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Jan 20, 2021 · Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's history-making vice presidential pick in the 2020 election, comes from a family of immigrants whose roots and political views shaped her. Harris, who served four years ...
Aug 15, 2020 · Kamala Harris, left, stands with her sister, Maya, and mother, Shyamala, outside their apartment in Berkeley, Calif., in 1970. ... The 1965 law banned discrimination based on ethnicity in the ...
