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Where was Kamala Harris born? See VP's ethnicity and nationality

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Where was Kamala Harris born? See VP's ethnicity and nationality

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It's election day! While voters may be familiar with former President Donald Trump, they may know a little less about Democratic nominee and current Vice President Kamala Harris.

Harris, 60, was born on October 20, 1964 in Oakland, California. Although she is the daughter of an Indian mother and a Jamaican father, she is a US citizen.

In early 2021, Harris made history when she became the first woman, first Black American, and first South Asian American to hold the office of Vice President of the United States.

Harris' nationality has come under scrutiny by Trump, particularly in a claim he made during an appearance at the annual meeting of the National Association of Black Journalists in late July.

“I didn’t know she was black until she happened to be black a few years ago, and now she wants to be known as black,” the former president said, referring to Harris. “Is she Indian or is she black? Because she was Indian the whole time, and then all of a sudden she turned around and became Black.”

During the same convention, Trump also falsely claimed that Harris had failed the California bar exam. Harris said she failed the exam on her first try, but later passed and was admitted to practice law in California a year after completing her law degree.

People also read: Is Vice President Kamala Harris a police officer? Why she was called California's “Top Cop.”

On the campaign trail, Harris has worked to reach out to Black leaders and voters through conversations in barbershops and at historically Black colleges and universities. She attended Howard University, an HBCU, and was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha fraternity, which rallied behind her and could be seen at rallies.

Kamala Harris family tree

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