Listening to Kamala Harris’s speeches is really inspiring. “I may be the first woman to hold this office. But I won’t be the last,” the 56-year-old half-Asian declared after being elected to the vice presidency of the United States.
Born to immigrant parents — her father from Jamaica, her mother from India — Ms Harris is no stranger to breaking barriers. The first female district attorney in San Francisco and the first Black female DA of any city in California, she went on to serve as California’s attorney-general. In 2016 she became just the second Black woman and the first South Asian-American elected to the US Senate.
Growing up with activist parents inspired a lifelong passion in Ms Harris to make changes in the world. She remains a voice for girls and young women, particularly those of colour, who for the first time have someone who looks like them in one…
