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"My mother had two goals in life: to cure breast cancer and to raise my sister and me."

Throughout her time in politics, from district attorney to vice president, Kamala Harris has been extremely open about how her parents have shaped her ambition. Her mother, who sadly passed away in 2009 due to cancer, starred in a handful of Harris's social media posts, featuring childhood photos and heartfelt captions. In a Mother's Day Facebook post in 2022, Harris said, "My mother was the first person to tell me that my thoughts and experiences mattered."

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Kamala's mother, Shyamala Gopalan, and her father, Donald Harris, met as graduate students at University of California, Berkeley while attending the same Black study group, later known as the Afro-American Association, per the New York Times.

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The Democratic presidential nominee was born to her father, Donald J. Harris, and her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, on Oct. 20, , in Oakland, Calif.

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Kamala’s mom was the daughter of an Indian diplomat and was born in India.