Kamala Harris: Die Biografie

The portrait of a confident, strong, and intelligent woman: The first German-language biography of Kamala Harris. Kamala Harris is the first woman to hold the office of Vice President of the United States. Dan Morain writes in this biography about her journey to becoming the most powerful woman in the country. As a journalist who has accompanied her on this path for many years, he understands like few others the events that shaped Kamala Harris and led to the beliefs she stands for with determination. He illustrates what it meant for her to grow up as the daughter of an Indian and a Jamaican in California during the 1960s and 70s, how she became the Attorney General of California, then a U.S. Senator, and finally Vice President alongside Joe Biden. It is also clear from Dan Morain's biography that her path was not without defeats and setbacks: Kamala Harris has loyal supporters and fierce opponents. She aspired to become president and has "only" become vice president – yet she is the hope of many, especially Black American women, because Kamala Harris's journey shows what they can achieve in their country. "In many things, you may be the first, but make sure you are never the last." Shyamala Harris, often quoted by her daughter Kamala. "I may be the first woman in this office, but I will not be the last, because every little girl watching tonight sees that in this country, anything is possible." Kamala Harris in her victory speech on November 7, 2020.