Washington, Aug 16 : Indian-American Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s running mate for the November 3 election, said her mother,
She made the remarks in a video message on Friday to mark India’s 74th Independence Day. “To the people of India and to Indian-Americans all across the US, I want to wish you a happy Indian Independence Day,” she said as the video started. “On August 15, 1947, men and women all across India rejoiced the declaration of independence of the country of India. (And) Today on August 15, 2020, I stand before you as the first candidate of Vice President of the US of South Asian descent.” In the video, Harris also mentions her mother Shyamala Gopalan, a cancer researcher from India, and father Donald Harris, an African Jamaican economics professor. “When my mother Shyamala stepped off the plane in California when she was 19 years old, she didnt have much belongings, but she carried with her lessons from back home, including ones she learned from her parents.
