She was the mother of Kamala Harris (former vice president of the United States who also served as attorney general of California and senator,) and Maya Harris, a lawyer and political commentator. [7]

Nov 8, 2024 · After she was elected vice president in 2020, Kamala thanked her mother, crediting Shyamala with her success in her victory speech. “To the woman most responsible for my presence here today, my...

Nov 5, 2024 · Kamala Harris credits her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, with informing her worldview and inspiring her to break glass ceilings in her own career.

Nov 4, 2024 · All of the facts, photos, and information about Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris's mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris. An Indian immigrant, Gopalan was a biological researcher in...

Shyamala Gopalan was the mother of Kamala Harris. Shyamala [a] (December 7, 1938 – February 11, 2009) was a biomedical scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, [19] whose work in isolating and characterizing the progesterone receptor gene stimulated advances in breast biology and oncology.

Jul 31, 2024 · Her mother, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan, holds a copy of the Bill of Rights. When Shyamala Gopalan approached her father with an acceptance letter to the University of California, Berkeley and...

Aug 22, 2024 · One of the most frequently mentioned people at the Democratic National Convention this week has been someone not in the room: Shyamala Gopalan, Vice President Kamala Harris's late mother....

Vice President Kamala Harris was raised by her Indian-American mother and Jamaican-American father, both of whom were active civil rights advocates.

Jul 22, 2024 · Kamala Harris’s parents divorced when Kamala was just seven, so Harris credits her single mother for her upbringing. Nevertheless, Gopalan ensured Kamala and her sister Maya grew up well acquainted with both their African and Indian roots, which became formative to their American identity.

Aug 24, 2024 · Kamala Harris' mother Shyamala Gopalan was a breast cancer specialist who emigrated from Tamil Nadu in 1960. Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago today and...