Doug Emhoff, Harris’s husband and the Second Gentleman, held the Bible as she took her oath, dressed elegantly in a striking purple overcoat and dress. The ceremony was charged with emotion, resonating with everyone who watched it.
Harris’s journey is rooted in her family’s rich history. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, emigrated from India in 1958 to pursue a career in nutrition and endocrinology, while her father, Donald Harris, originally from Jamaica, became a respected economics professor at Stanford University. They met in Berkeley, where they married and raised Kamala and her sister Maya until their divorce when Kamala was just seven.
Reflecting on her mother’s legacy during her election night speech, Harris said, “When she came here from India at the age of 19, she maybe didn’t quite imagine this moment. But she believed so deeply in an America…