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Kamala Harris' Family in India Rejoices Over VP Pick

Anjana Pasricha

   NEW DELHI - Waking up at 5 a.m. to see a message of "congratulations"
   flash on his phone and then reading the news that his niece, Kamala
   Harris, had been picked by presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential
   nominee Joe Biden as his running mate was a moment of pride and elation
   for Gopalan Balachandran.

   The 79-year-old academician, who lives in New Delhi, believes that
   Harris's Indian heritage and family culture has played a key role in
   shaping the Asian American politician.

   Harris's choice comes with many firsts: She is the first Black woman
   and the first Asian American woman to join a major party ticket for a
   presidential election in the U.S.

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