Born of two immigrant parents, Kamala Harris is the epitome of the American Dream and land made of immigrants. Harris is the first female to hold the office of Vice-President, and has made it abundantly clear that she will not be the last.
In the 100 years after women were granted the right to vote, we swore in our first female Vice-President, a moment in U.S. history deemed as breathtaking by women and people of color. In that short time women have made their own lane in the political world leading the way for all women.
Harris credits her parents who participated in the civil rights movement of the 1960s for giving her the path to become the second black woman elected to the Senate.
Harris and the many women and women of color who hold seats in the Senate and Congress continue to push for racial equality and women’s rights. It is because of these women that we feel represented in a world dominated by men. These women make it possible for little girls to believe in their dreams and reassure them that they can accomplish anything.
America is now providing opportunity to all, and though that opportunity has always been provided, the boundaries of who can achieve such power has been dissipated as Kamala Harris born of a Jamaican immigrant father and Indian immigrant mother now serves as our Vice- President.
Harris had served as the 27th District Attorney of San Francisco, 32nd Attorney General of San Francisco, was the second black woman to serve in the Senate and is now the first woman and woman of color to serve as our Vice-President.
The true American dream of Harris and her parents will continue to echo into history as being the first of many women to serve our country as she encourages us to embrace our uniqueness as it is our strength.