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Heritage and qualifications set to serve US senator Kamala Harris well in race
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Senator Kamala Harris with supporters of her presidential campaign in Iowa last year. The daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants, Ms Harris has been a leading voice in her party on tackling anti-black racism.
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WASHINGTON • Senator Kamala Harris is a prominent establishment Democrat with the qualifications and heritage which many believe will hold her in good stead to address the issues of race and criminal justice reform in the US.
The daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants, Ms Harris, 55, is the first black woman and the first American of Indian descent to run on a major party's presidential ticket.
