While Kamala is the connecting force between this real-life modern family, her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, who died in 2009, remains the guiding light.
At the 2020 Democratic National Convention Kamala remarked, My mother instilled in my sister, Maya, and me the values that would chart the course of our lives. She raised us to be proud, strong Black women. And she raised us to know and be proud of our Indian heritage. She taught us to put family first the family you re born into and the family you choose.
Read on to get acquainted with her tight-knit family.
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Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) and her husband Doug Emhoff wave after Harris was introduced by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as his running mate, during an event at Alexis I. DuPont High School in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020.
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On January 20, the Indian village of Thulasendrapuram will celebrate the inauguration of Kamala Harris, the first Black and South Asian woman elected as Vice President of the United States, with vegan treats. This week, every family in the village the birthplace of Harris’ grandfather received a basket of vegan biryani, plant-based meat from Indian startup GoodDot, oat milk from Goodmylk, vegan sweets, and more courtesy of the animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
“PETA India is delighted to help Thulasendrapuram celebrate the milestone of Vice President-elect Harris’ inauguration with vegan goodies, especially since she has sponsored and supported so much legislation in the US against cruelty to animals,” PETA India spokesperson Radhika Suryavanshi said. “Vegan food saves animals’ lives, helps preserve the planet, and safeguards human health, so everyone wins.”
New Generations Institute Poll Resolves Controversy Over Kamala’s Generation?
Share Article NEW YORK (PRWEB) January 19, 2021 A poll released today aims to resolve the passionate controversy over Vice President-Elect Harris’ generational identity. Harris was born in 1964 a birth year in a fiercely-debated generational gray zone. The Generations Institute –which studies all the living U.S. generations – asked 1200 respondents born in 1964 to identify which generation they feel a part of. The clear majority indicated they feel part of the “lost” generation (aka Generation Jones) in-between the Boomers and Xers.
The debate has been strikingly robust. Publications ranging from Politico to Rolling Stone to Forbes have run long pieces looking at Harris’ generational identity. The Washington Post alone has run three separate pieces on this generational controversy. A flood of reader comments has inundate
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My mother's life – like that of so many Black immigrants in the United States – was made better by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other brave souls who were willing to put their lives on the line for freedom, justice, equity and a more representative democracy.