Where was Kamala Harris born? See VP’s ethnicity, nationality

On November 7, 2024By Littum

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 in Oakland, California on October 20, 1964. Although she is the daughter of a Indian mother and a Jamaican fathershe is a US citizen.

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

Harris’ nationality has come under scrutiny from Trump, particularly in an allegation he made during an appearance on National Association of Black Journalists Annual meeting at the end of July.

“I didn’t know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to be black, 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 all the way and then suddenly she made a turn and she left, she became a black person.”

During the same convention, Trump also falsely claimed that Harris had failed the California bar exam. Harris has said she failed the exam on her first attempt, but later passed and was admitted to the California Bar the year after she graduated from law school.

On the campaign trail, Harris has been working on appeals to black leaders and voters through conversations at barbershops and historically black colleges and universities. She attended Howard University, an HBCU, and was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sororitywho mobilized behind her and could be spotted at rallies.

Kamala Harris family tree