Amidst the election buzz, the cultural heritage of Vice President Kamala Harris and Usha Chilukuri, the wife of Republican candidate JD Vance, is drawing interest on social media.
Amidst the election buzz, the cultural heritage of Vice President Kamala Harris and Usha Chilukuri, the wife of Republican candidate JD Vance, is drawing interest on social media. Kamala Harris will be competing against Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential elections. Interestingly, social media users have been highlighting the connections between Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh due to Harris’s maternal heritage from Chennai and Vance’s wife Usha Chilukuri Vance’s Andhra Pradesh origins.
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris is the first female Vice President of America. Her mother, Shyamala, born in Chennai, left India to attend the University of California, Berkeley, where she met Donald J Harris. The couple married in 1963 and had Kamala in 1964, with Maya joining the family soon after.
Usha Chilukuri
Usha Chilukuri Vance hails from Chilakaluripeta, Andhra Pradesh. Her parents, who were an engineer and a biologist, immigrated to the US where Usha was born. She earned a degree from Yale University, an MPhil in Early Modern History from Columbia University, and a JD from Yale Law School. Usha has worked as a legal clerk for the US Supreme Court and is now a prominent legal associate in San Francisco.
As the election approaches, the cultural backgrounds of Kamala Harris and Usha Chilukuri Vance introduce an interesting element to the race. It has captured significant attention on social media.
So the US Presidential Elections are now a toss between Tamil Nadu and Andhra-Kamala v/s Usha!
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The election on November 5 will determine if Kamala Harris will be the next President of the United States. During her tenure as Vice President, she addressed the US-Mexico border issue. She is recognized for her firm stance on various issues, including China, Russia, and Gaza. At the Munich Security Conference, she strongly condemned Russia for its attack on Ukraine.
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