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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.
Jan 20, 2021 · Donald J. Harris, a professor, has a lengthy history of scholarly work. He was born in Jamaica and is a naturalized U.S. citizen, according to his Stanford University biography.
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.
Jan 20, 2021 · As a lawyer and U.S. Senator, Harris’s identity in both her personal life and politics has been largely shaped by her background: her late mother, Shyamala Gopalan, who died in 2009, was an Indian...
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May 2, 2024 · Here’s everything to know about Kamala Harris’ parents, Donald J. Harris and Dr. Shyamala Gopalan Harris. They met while studying at the University of California, Berkeley Kamala Harris as a...
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...
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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.
