The 2 India Connections In 2024 Race To White House

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Whoever wins the US presidency, there will be an Indian-origin woman a heartbeat away from the White House

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Four years ago, it was Kamala Harris who created history when she became the US Vice President

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The second India link this time is Usha Vance, the wife of JD Vance, named former President Donald Trump's running mate

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Kamala Harris traces her roots to Tamil Nadu where her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was born

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Shyamala Gopalan went to the US as a teenager to pursue a PhD at the University of California, Berkeley

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There she met Donald J Harris, and the two married in 1963. They had two daughters, Kamala Harris (born 1964) and Maya

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Usha Chilukuri Vance was born to immigrant parents from Chilakaluripeta, Andhra Pradesh

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She graduated from Yale University with a degree in History, then earned her M.Phil. Usha and JD Vance met at the Yale Law School and were married in Kentucky in 2014

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If Biden wins, Kamala Harris will continue her role as Vice President. However, if Trump and Vance emerge victorious, Usha Vance will become the Second Lady and move into the Naval Observatory

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