Kamala Harris of Indian origin has created history by getting the ticket for the post of Vice President. In the US elections, Democratic candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) defeated California Senator Kamala Harris…
Kamala Harris of Indian origin has created history by getting the ticket for the post of Vice President. In the US elections, Democratic candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) made California Senator Kamala Harris his candidate for the post of Vice President. Kamala Harris is the first Asian-American to get the ticket for the post of Vice President.
Kamala Harris is an American citizen of Indian origin. His mother, Shyama Gopalan Harris, was born in Chennai and was a cancer researcher who died in 2009, and his father, Donald Harris, is a Jamaican who currently teaches at Stanford University. Harris and his younger sister Maya Harris’s parents separated when they were very young.
Indian-origin Kamala Harris becomes US Vice Presidential candidate, Indian-Americans are happy with Joe Biden’s announcement
Harris is now the first American of Indian and Asian origin to run for Vice President. She is also the first African American from a major party and the third woman to run for that position, following Democrat Geraldine Ferraro and Republican Sarah Palin.
Where did you grow up and where did you study?
Kamala Harris grew up in Auckland. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Howard University. After this, Kamala studied law from California University. Harris also served as district attorney in San Francisco. She became the district attorney of San Francisco in 2003.
Harris was sworn in as a United States senator from California in 2017. She was the second black woman to do so. He also served on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Judiciary Committee, and the Budget Committee. However, till last year, Kamala Harris was in the race for the presidential candidate, but was out of the race due to lack of support.
Joe Biden’s reaction to Kamala’s candidacy
Joe Biden wrote on his official Twitter handle, ‘I am proud to say that I have chosen Kamala Harris as my Vice Presidential candidate.’ Biden described Kamala as a brave warrior and one of America’s best bureaucrats.
He said in the next tweet, ‘When Kamala Harris was the Attorney General of California, I have seen her working. I have personally seen how he challenged big banks, helped working people and saved women and children from exploitation. I felt proud at that time and am feeling proud even today when she will be my ally in this campaign.
