Who' who in Kamala Harris' diverse Indian-Jamaican-American family? Read details

Kamala Devi Harris has me history by becoming first woman as well as first person of color to be elected as Vice President of United States of America. Born to immigrants from two different nations, newly elected leer boasts of a rar complex family. Here’s a brief look at her Indian-American-Jamaican mix of what she calls her family.

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Kamala was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California. Her Jamaican far Donald Harris h immigrated to America in 1961 where he met Shyamala Gopalan, who h emigrated from India a year before. Soon y got married. However, dream of a perfect family broke after y got divorced when Kamala was only 7 years old. Her mor later became a breast cancer scientist and y moved to Montreal in Quebec, Cana. Shyamala Gopalan h a research position and taught at a hospital till she died from colon cancer in 2009.

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‘Kamala and Maya’s Big Ideas’

former senator has one sibling. Her 53-year-old sister Maya, is a former MSNBS political analyst who served as campaign chairwoman for Kamal’s Presidential bid. Maya is married to Tony West, a general counsel at Uber Inc. Maya has a daughter Meena Ashley Harris. 35-year-old Meena is a lawyer and children’s book author who wrote bestseller ‘Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea’, based on real-life stories of her mor and aunt. Meena is married to Nikolas Ajagu, and y have two daughters, including Amara Ajagu, 2, who is sometimes seen in photos with Kamala.

‘Momala’

Harris has been married to New York-born Douglas Emhoff, 55, for six years. He is an entertainment lawyer and partner at DLA Piper law firm and has taken a temporary leave through election season. Emhoff has two ult children, Cole and Ella, from a previous marri. children are named after jazz legends John Coltrane and Ella Fitzgerald. y call Harris by nickname "Momala." She also has a pet pooch who is usually visible in her Facebook posts. 

Kamala was also close to her grandfar, P.V. Gopalan, who h served in Indian government and died in 1998, according to an Aug. 16 article in New York Times. Both sisters have reported being visiting ir native vill in Chennai very frequently.

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