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Who is Kamala Harris’s role model?

Kamala Harris, the vice president-elect, has spoken about how having two immigrant parents impacted her own political values. In particular, she has spoken about her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, a Tamil Indian-American who became a leading cancer researcher and activist and passed away from colon cancer in 2009. From her name — Shyamala gave her and her sister Maya Sanskrit names to connect their heritage with their identities — to Kamala's focus on immigration and equal rights, Shyamala had, and continues to have, a profound influence and lasting legacy on her high-flying daughter. It's easy to see where Kamala gets her fearlessness from. Like her daughter, Shyamala was a high achiever, someone who pursued her career with conviction. After graduating from the University of Delhi, Shyamala got a PhD in nutrition and endocrinology from UC Berkeley. She stayed there for her career as a breast cancer researcher, then later worked at the University of Illinois and the University of Wisconsin — even eventually being a part of the Special Commission on Breast Cancer.

(Available: https://www.marieclaire.com. Access on: 11/30/2020. Adapted.)