Who is Maya Harris | Kamala Harris’ Sister Speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention - video Dailymotion

Oneindia

At the Democratic National Convention, presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her sister Maya paid tribute to their Indian-origin mother, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan Harris. Kamala highlighted her mother's journey from India to California at 19, pursuing a dream in science. Maya emphasized their mother's influence on their upbringing and the American nature of their family story.     #MayaHarris #DNC #KamalaHarris #Harriswalz2024 #KamalHarrisNews #VPHarris #USElections #Worldnews #Oneindia #Oneindianews                  ~HT.97~PR.320~ED.102~

Transcript

00:00Hello, Chicago.

00:06In 1958, a 19-year-old from India left the only country she'd ever known to chart her

00:14own path in America.

00:16She came here to pursue an education, but she stayed here to build a life.

00:23Her name was Dr. Shamala Gopalan Harris, but we called her Mommy.

00:35Mommy was so many things to so many people, a civil rights activist, a scientist, a devoted

00:43mother to her two little girls, but most of all, Mommy was a trailblazer who defied the

00:50odds and defined herself.

00:54And when it came to Kamala and me, Mommy had great expectations for us, but she had even

01:01greater expectations of us.

01:05She raised us to believe that we could be and do anything, and we believed her.

01:15You see, Mommy understood the power and the possibility that come with knowing and showing

01:24who you truly are.

01:28She knew we could be the authors of our own stories, just as she'd been the author of

01:33her own.

01:35Mommy's journey and the opportunity that she wanted for Kamala and me, that's a distinctly

01:43American story.

01:49We may all have different histories, different struggles, or different perspectives, but

01:57what binds us together is the fervent desire to be free, to fulfill our God-given potential.

02:06Kamala's entire life has been about fighting for each of us to have that freedom.

02:14And like so many Americans, Kamala knows what it's like to be underestimated and be counted

02:22out.

02:23She knows what it's like to be the underdog and yet still beat the odds.

02:29Now, she has created so much electricity, so much optimism, so much joy throughout the

02:38nation, and it is why we need her leadership in this historic moment.

02:48We are living in a time when some are trying to divide us, to separate us in ways that

02:57make it difficult for us to come together.

02:59Well, look, my sister rejects that view.

03:04Where others push darkness, Kamala sees promise.

03:08Where others feel detachment, Kamala fosters connection.

03:14Where others want to drag us back to the past, my sister says, hold up now, we are not going

03:24back.

03:36Because Kamala understands we have so much more in common than what separates us.

03:44She knows the measure of our success isn't just winning an election, it's about who we

03:52bring along and lift up in the process.

04:00And so as I look out at all of you today and take in this incredible moment, I so wish

04:08that mommy could be here tonight.

04:12I can just see her smiling, saying how proud she is of Kamala.

04:24And then, without missing a beat, she'd say, that's enough, you've got work to do.

04:33She would tell all of us to roll up our sleeves and get to work, to elect a leader who sees

04:41the potential in each of us, a leader who cares for all of us, a leader who fights for

04:49every one of us, our Democratic nominee, my big sister, the next president of the United

04:57States, Kamala Harris.

Who is Maya Harris | Kamala Harris’ Sister Speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention

Category

Transcript

Recommended