The New York Times wanted to know if Ms. Harris’s mom is as big a deal as she is

Why Kamala is a brat: How Shyamala Gopalan fought for her husband, the man they chose to marry

We have the same thing in common. We were both raised by single Indian immigrant moms who defied cultural expectations to give us a better life in America. Young voters in D.N.C. are embracing Harris for her bravery. It’s a musical play. That had me wondering: Could Kamala’s mom be more of a “brat” than she is? And that question has helped me understand the current momentum behind her campaign and how it could easily fizzle if she doesn’t lay out policies that distinguish her from her predecessor, who was decidedly not “brat” enough. And if you’re not up to speed with the whole “brat” thing, this is how it all began. The Trump campaign was after Harris for laughing, her dancing and her biracial identity when she became the Democratic nominee. She was Indian all the way, but when she turned around, she became a Black person. “Just be —” The young people rushed to her defense, memeing those very same moments with a lime-green filter in the style of this summer’s hottest pop album, “Brat,” by singer Charli XCX. She referred to Kamala as a brat. The campaign officially changed its name to brat green. But if Kamala is brat, it’s because of her mom. Shyamala Gopalan was just a teenager when she left India to move all the way to the United States in 1958, where she would pursue her Ph.D., get a job, fall in love and choose who she would marry. That may not seem all that bratty to Americans, but I can’t overstate how rebellious that would have been for someone like Gopalan, who was born to an upper-caste family at a time when women weren’t expected to work and marriages were arranged. Not only that, the man she decided to marry was Black. Most Indian Americans today will tell you that their family members still have deep-seeded racism from the caste discrimination of the past, which still exists today. After her divorce, which was probably more controversial than a decision to get a love marriage in the first place, Gopalan and Harris raised her two kids amidst a community of Black intellectuals who were active in the fight for the most sweeping civil rights and immigration reforms in American history. And that might have been the most brat thing about her, that she taught her kids to take a bold stand on the right side of history. One story that she shared about her mom has become a tentpole of the “Kamala is brat” campaign. “My mother would give us a hard time sometimes and she would say to us, ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with you young people. You think you fell off a coconut tree. You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.’” There is a musical play. This shows how immigrants hold on to their values as they come to the United States to build a better future for their children. Please raise your right hand. Kamala Devi Harris. Considering the context in which Kamala Harris was raised, the positions she’s defended as vice president, from continuing to arm Israel or using executive orders to stop asylum seekers at the border, seem extremely moderate, considering her mom spent a lifetime defying expectations. As she officially accepts the D.N.C. nomination, I will be monitoring to see if she sets out some policy that will distinguish her from her more moderate predecessor. Because if she doesn’t, there’s a chance that this brat green wave that she’s been riding all summer could turn jaded real quick.

When President Trump mispronounced Kamala’s name, his great-nieces gave the DNC a lesson

“Confusion is understandable,” Washington said on the oft-repeated mispronunciations of the vice president’s name. “Disrespect is not. Everyone will be helped to get it right tonight.

Former President Trump has repeatedly mispronounced Harris’ first name. He said at one rally that he wouldn’t care if he mispronounce it. I didn’t care less.

Meena, the daughter of Harris’ sister, Maya, spoke about how she grew up in a household filled with strong women figures — “my mom, my grandma, and my auntie, who showed me the meaning of service, helping her sister, a 17-year-old single mother, fighting for justice for the American people, and still cooking Sunday dinner.”

Em Hoff said that like a lot of young people, he did not understand what he was feeling. I could not have asked for a better place to turn to for support, it was already there for me. She’s never stopped listening to me and she’s not going to stop listening to all of us.”

Her advice means everything to me. It’s not the only thing, whether it’s making an impact, finding hope, or pursuing my passions. She taught me that making a difference means giving your whole heart and taking action.”

All three said Harris would give everything to the country as president — from fighting for economic opportunity, protecting LGBTQ+ rights, environmental justice and reproductive freedom.

Source: How do you pronounce Kamala’s name? Her great-nieces gave the DNC a lesson

Emhoff’s Cat Cat Lady: How Two Sisters Impact Change (with an Emphatic Response to PJ Harris) and that’s ok

According to CNN, a lawyer, theater producer and author said in 2020 that she wrote a book about how two sisters effect change by working with the community because they were inspired by Kamala and Maya.

In recent weeks, after Republican vice presidential nominee PJ Harris said that she was a childless cat lady, Emhoff replied by saying she loved her three parents and that she wrote on social media.