At a White House celebration for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, VP Harris sat down for a conversation about racism, representation and being the eldest daughter. “This is a time for everyone to stand and speak out,' Harris said.
Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander forum on Wednesday.At a White House celebration for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for a conversation about racism, representation and being the eldest daughter.
Addressing a crowd of 1,300 AAPI community members at the White House Forum on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, she touched on the leadership she’s seen from the next generation of children of immigrants, pushing the bar for inclusion.Jagannathan and Harris started the conversation on motherhood. The actor drew parallels between the character she plays on “Never Have I Ever” and the experiences of South Indian moms trying to raise their kids in the U.S.
“My mother was the eldest, and we all know culturally what it means to be the eldest,” she said. “She was this brown woman with an accent, and I was also acutely aware, as the eldest child, of how she would be treated.”
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