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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Kamala’s Childhood

July 26, 2024 · Life
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5. Inspired by her mother to run for president

Her mother passed more than a decade ago, but she remains a source of inspiration for Kamala. She shared that her mom’s mental set was the one that inspired her to run for president, remembering her mom’s straight face when she was coming home complaining about something and her, “Well, what are you going to do about it?”

6. Kamala Harris’s Confidence

Because she grew up in a multicultural family with an Indian mom and a Jamaican dad, her identity led to comparisons with Barack Obama, who was also biracial with his mom from Kansas and his dad from Kenya.

Unlike Obama, Harris always had confidence in who she was when it came to her roots. She answered this question about identity struggles some time ago, saying that she always felt comfortable with who she is and simply considers herself an American.

When she first ran for public office, she did not like and didn’t try to define herself in ways that fit into people’s categories. She said her point was “I am who I am. I’m good with it. You might need to figure it out, but I’m fine with it.”

She shares in her autobiography that she was raised to be proud of her cultural heritage, and even if her mom was Indian, Shyamala was aware that she was raising Black daughters. Kamala says that she and her sisters were raised to be confident and proud Black women.

Here is where you can find her autobiography book, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey, also available in Kindle edition.

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14 responses to “6 Things You Didn’t Know About Kamala’s Childhood”

  1. Teresa says:
    August 9, 2024 at 12:32 pm

    This is very interesting, and kind of gives you a different insight on Kamala’s life. It sounds like she was brought up right, and she was lead in the right direction

    Reply
  2. Mr. Giant Brain says:
    August 26, 2024 at 3:51 pm

    bigger Lier than Joe & stupider than a communist & uglier than a Clinton. Did I mention smells real bad?

    Reply
  3. mikemichelson@aol.com says:
    August 26, 2024 at 5:20 pm

    Communists, wouldn’t vote her for dog catcher

    Reply
  4. Philp Simon says:
    August 26, 2024 at 7:36 pm

    f Ameica wants the Cackler Laugher, she is all ours.

    Reply
  5. Pepper says:
    August 26, 2024 at 8:02 pm

    She not an inspiring dedicated woman. She used her mouth and vagina to get to the top. She did nothing as VO except cackle like a hen in heat. She could have taken control of the border situation but she avoided it like the plague. If she’s elected uSA will become communist nation

    Reply
  6. Marina Romano says:
    August 26, 2024 at 8:02 pm

    She is not African American nor is she black.

    Reply
  7. Benjamin Flanagan says:
    August 26, 2024 at 8:26 pm

    They can say what they will about his Jewish faith but Kommie backs the Palestinians their causes and Hamas. What kind of a Jew does that make her husband???

    Reply
  8. Shannon Marie Smith says:
    August 27, 2024 at 12:06 pm

    I hope she let best president won in the November election to make this country America great again . love Shannon Smith

    Reply
  9. John B says:
    August 27, 2024 at 1:39 pm

    So she was raised a communist by a couple of Berkley nut jobs.

    Zero interviews and a pathological liar.

    Nope

    Reply
  10. Karen Nolan says:
    August 27, 2024 at 1:49 pm

    I don’t understand. Her parents were not black, but you wrote that she was a proud “black” woman. Why is she always portrayed as black? Perhaps just for votes?!

    Reply
  11. Rose Redd says:
    August 27, 2024 at 2:00 pm

    Kamala’s father claims he wasn’t black.

    Reply
  12. wendy deswert says:
    August 27, 2024 at 3:43 pm

    It kind of explains her radicalized politics….not good for America.

    Reply
  13. FRED says:
    August 27, 2024 at 4:05 pm

    one minute she is a black women , now she is an Indian women ALL I KNOW IS SHE ACTS LIKE A MARXIST dumocrats will do anything to destroy our constitutional republic THAT IS WHY we need to not vote for any democrat in this coming election state & federal gov

    Reply
  14. Astrid Garcia says:
    August 27, 2024 at 6:15 pm

    I needed help with my girl, She have 6 yrs and I don’t know why is aggressive, she has 2 weeks with this behavior, only with me(mom)

    Reply

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