Kamala Harris’ birth
Kamala Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California. She credits her mother for shaping her into the woman she is today. (Photo: Kamala Harris Instagram account)
Kamala Harris’ mother
Her mother Shyamala Gopalan was a breast cancer researcher from India who worked at various places including University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Wisconsin, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, etc. (Photo: Reuters)
Kamala Harris’ father
Kamala Harris’ father Donald Harris is a former economics professor at Stanford University in Stanford, California. He belong to Jamaica, an island country in the Caribbean Sea. (Photo: Reuters)
Kamala Harris embraced diverse culture
Kamala Harris embraced diverse culture in her childhood attending both Black Baptist church and Hindu temple. (Photo: Reuters)
Kamala Harris' parents divorce
When she was 5-years-old, Kamala Harris’ parents got divorced and her mother took her responsibility. Her father remained an integral part of her life. (Photo: Kamala Harris Instagram account)
Kamala Harris’ education
Kamala Harris graduated in political and economics in 1986. She studied at Harvard Law School. She also joined the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. (Photo: AFP)
Kamala Harris, a civil activist
In her childhood, Kamala Harris led a demonstration in front of her apartment building to protest a policy that banned children from playing on the lawn. Kamala also participated in an anti-apartheid protest during her freshman year at Howard University in 1981. (Photo: Reuters)
Kamala Harris, first woman vice president of US
Kamala Harris is the first woman, first African American, and first South Asian American to serve as vice president of the United States. Before her vice presidency, Harris made history as the first African American and first woman to serve as California's Attorney General, holding that position from 2011 to 2016. (Photo: Reuters)
Kamala Harris marriage
Kamala Harris married Douglas Emhoff, a lawyer in 2014. She is the first vice president to have a spouse with a career outside the home. Harris has two stepchildren, Cole and Ella, from Emhoff's previous marriage. (Photo: Douglas Emhoff X account)
Kamala Harris, president nominee of Democratic Party
President Joe Biden nominated Kamala as the Democratic nominee in the 2024 US presidential election on July 21. (Photo: PTI)