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Indian-Americans excited about Kamala Harris' potential run for president

Indian-Americans are reportedly excited about Kamala Harris, a senator from California, potentially making a bid for the White House.

Harris is yet to officially announce her bid for 2020 elections, but she recently said that the US was ready for a woman of colour leader.


Virginia-based author and speaker Braham Singh has described Harris's likely run as  “significant.”

“Born of an Indian mother and Jamaican father, Kamala Harris talks of the racism her mother faced as a brown skinned Indian,” Singh told The American Bazaar. “The fact that Harris is contemplating a presidential run, as is Nikki Haley, another Indian origin woman, means that whether Trump and Co. like it or not, America has turned a corner.”

Texas-based author Dan Mayur is of similar sentiments. He told the publication that Harris' potential win could end the anti-immigrant bias.

“As an immigrant, liberal and somebody who genuinely loves America, I would be delighted to see her or somebody like her become the next president. It will change the anti-immigrant bias and bring a more balanced approach to governance,” said Mayur.

Harris is currently on her book tour.

Her book The Truths We Hold: An American Journey hit the bookstores last week. In her book, she says that she thinks that the country is ready for a president who is a woman of colour.

Her other book Superheroes Are Everywhere for children also hit the bookstores simultaneously.

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