Kamala Harris: Who Is She and What She Stands For

(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) During January 2021, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first female vice president of the United States. Upon swearing in, she also became the first Black American, and the first South Asian American to hold that office. Fast forward to now, when President Joe Biden decided not to accept the presidential nomination for a second term and threw his support behind Harris, she’s in a position to make history again as the first woman president. As Vice President, Harris has worked to bring people together to advance opportunity, deliver for families, and protect fundamental freedoms across the country. She has led the fight for the freedom of women to make decisions about their own bodies, the freedom to live safe from gun violence, the freedom to vote, and the freedom to drink clean water and breathe clean air. But as she is thrown into an even bigger spotlight to become Madam President, many are asking, who is she or what has she done? We aim to answer those questions here: How Kamala Grew Up as a Daughter of Immigrants Kamala Devi Harris was born in Oakland, California, on October 20, 1964. In the introduction...