Kamala Harris has often referred to her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, as her inspiration.
New Delhi:
US Senator Kamala Harris referred to her mother during a one-off debate with Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday. “The fact that I’m here will make her proud,” the Democratic vice presidential candidate said during the debate with Vice President Mike Pence.
“I think about my mother … it would make her proud to be sitting here right now. It is because of my mother who came to the United States at 19, gave birth to me at 25. I think I’m sitting here that’s going to make her proud. Joe and I have a common goal of uplifting people, ”Ms. Harris said.
The Democratic vice presidential candidate has often referred to her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, as her inspiration that had guided her throughout her life.
“My mom always used to say, ‘Don’t just complain about things. Do something, ”wrote Harris, 55, in a fundraising email to supporters last month.
The Biden-Harris campaign received support from the Asian-American community, with many showing their solidarity with Harris by tweeting images and stories of their mothers and grandmothers in a #SheRose #AAPISheRose campaign that took off on Twitter. .
Just hours before the long-awaited Harris and Pence clash, Kamala Harris’s sister Maya tweeted a picture of her and sister Kamala with their mother, who immigrated to the United States from India. , writing: “My shero: Shyamala Gopalan. #SheRose and allowed @KamalaHarris to run. #AAPISheRose. “
My shero: Shyamala Gopalan. #SheRose and made it possible @KamalaHarris run.???? #AAPISheRosepic.twitter.com/OK0P2kFzLY
– Maya Harris (@mayaharris_) October 7, 2020
Kamala Harris, the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants, made headlines in August after being selected as the Democratic candidate.
