10 things about Kamala Harris: From middle name 'Devi' to her career as a prosecutor

On August 12, 2020, democratic candidate for President of United States Joe Biden officially chose California Senator Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential running mate. Kamala Harris is first woman of colour and Asian-American to be picked for a vice-presidential run. While her political career is kwn to many who have followed US politics, re's a lot that people don't kw.  

Everything you need to kw about Kamla Harris

• Kamala Harris is an Indian-American from her mom's side. Late Shyamala Gopalan, was who emigrated to America from India, was born in Madras (w Chennai). She was a breast cancer researcher. Kamala's far Donald Harris was a British Jamaica-born professor of ecomics at Stanford University.
• Her mor met her far at UC Berkeley. y both actively took part in Civil Rights Movement. Her parents got divorced when she was just 7 years old. 
• Her full name is Kamala Devi Harris. She has a sister, Maya Lakshmi Harris, who is an American lawyer, public policy advocate and a television commentator.

• Kamala Harris embraces her cultural background and herit. As a child, she went to a black Baptist church as well as a Hindu temple.
• Kamala earned a double-major in political science and Ecomics from Howard University, Washington D.C., before she went on to earn a Doctorate in Jurisprudence from University of California, Hastings College of Law, San Francisco.
• Kamala Harris has written 2 n-fiction books named ' Truths We Hold: An American Journey', 'Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safer' and a children's book 'Superheroes Are Everywhere'.
• She interned as a mailroom clerk for California Senator Alan Cranston when she was studying at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

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• Kamala Harris joined Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority during her time at Howard University. She also led debate team, demonstrated against aparid and was chairman of ecomics society.
• She started her career as a deputy district attorney in Alameda County, California and went on to become District Attorney of San Francisco. She held office from 2004 to 2011. Kamala Harris has been a U.S. Senator from California since 2017 and will w run alongside Joe Biden in 2020 U.S. elections. 

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