'One of us': South Asians celebrate Harris as VP choice

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“Kamala Aunty': Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate is generating glee among many South Asians worldwide and putting the spotlight on her as the first person of Asian descent on a major party presidential ticket.

The 74-year-old woman, who immigrated from southern India to the U.S. in the 1970s, said Harris joining the ticket felt like a family member had accomplished something. Like many others, Keny saw her own immigration story in the candidate’s mother.and frequently invoked stories about the cancer researcher and civil rights activist who died in 2009. Gopalan first came to America in 1958.

A graduate of Howard University, Harris has made clear that she is both confident and proud of her Black identity. In a March 2019 radio interview, she answered a question about her identity by saying: “I’m Black, and I’m proud of being Black. I was born Black. I will die Black, and I’m not going to make excuses for anybody because they don’t understand.”

“It isn’t just that we want her to be an Asian American sister for us. She really is representative, this biracial piece is representative of the experiences that so many immigrant communities have had, learning from the leadership of Black communities,” she said. “So we want her to claim all of us and we will all claim her.”

 

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Biggest lie ever! Next they will say all Jamaicans are jumpn for joy!

“I’m so glad a person of my own race is in power!” Be honest here, neither party is ACTUALLY anti-racist

This is so cool. The icing to this political cake is that her birth certificate documents her race as Caucasian, with father Jamaican and mother Indian. All little girls, not just black and brown, can aspire to be a VP pick one day.

If they actually looked at her policies and record, they would not be so gleeful. But, I guess we live in an anti-Martin Luther King society where people are judged by the color of their skin.

Why does the left and their minions in MSM continue to divide the country by skin color? it's disgusting and irrelevant to picking a leader. Quality of their character is more important, and Kamala has none.

I don’t care what race/nationality she “identifies as” today. What matters is her record & her policies-Green New deal,abolishing private insurance,late term abortion,withholding evidence that could set innocent ppl free,believing Biden’s accusers yet runs w/ him anyway-no thanks

Camilla Parker Harris!!! lol

So is she Indian, African, Jamaican or American? She has me confused. Seems to change as needed to get votes. She is pure evil. That make no mistake.

Now she's Asian?

So is she Asian or ‘African American’? AP running a narrative that Harris is whoever you want her to be.

Now Kamala is Asian? You guys will post anything for clicks. sheep

Blah

Asian people are more conservative.

Dress her up however you want but she will still be the same chameleon who changes her colors to her political needs.

Yesterday she was AFRICAN. Today she's ASIAN. How many race cards does this woman have in her deck?

Let’s stay with Pee pad and knee pads ...I will for President Trump 2020 MAGA

I think the people already decided Kamala Harris wasn't their choice in the primaries.

In pretty sure the 'south asian' people aka Indian people love Trump and Modi

Now she's South Asian not Indian ok PC word change again, is the Jamaican African American also? Aunty term is racist. Does she rub his hairy legs up and down?

India and Jamaica are Asian?

I guess if we can pick genders....we can pick race as well as ancestry now.....so I am now a black Italian from Antarctica.....

I'm waiting for them to make her European, for sure they can find somebody from her 'family' who was at least traveling thru Europe 500 years ago. 😁

Black, Indian and now Asian? Good grief! Pick a race Commala

Asian my ass

Wait a minute. I thought she was black. 🤔

Enough identity politics. Is she an American?

She is not a nice lady. People saw that in the primary. She will be President in 6 months after Joe steps down on day one. She will do to this country what Diblasio did to NYC. Trump2020NowMoreThanEver

It will be great if they stick to ceremony and don't interfere with policy or practicalities, like government. Handsome plutocrats do have a limited role.

Ohhhh!! I thought she was the first Black VP candidate!

Aunt Jemima got fired. Aunt Kamala got hired. All in the name of diversity.

And don’t forget her dad that disowns her.

She's everything but white!! There I fixed it for you. Who cares. What's in between her ears is what matters. She believed Biden accusers now she supports him. He was a segregationist now she supports him. She's a shape shifter alright. Any way the wind blows

People are dumber than i thought if they just like people because of their race, color or gender. 🙄

She ain't black

Thought she was African-American 🤔 Wow, you Americans can be gender fluid AND racial fluid! OMG, I want to be an American and become a French-Aboriginal!

People are dumb

Yes, let's vote for Kamala because of her race. That doesn't sound racist at all...not one bit.

'One of us'. Gottalove tribalism.

Cheap! Playing to the naive, star-struck South East Asian gallery! Pathetic! She will be another Obama. Coloured, fake empathy, hollow. What a joke. And they say Trump lacks credibility. America is screwed.

So what is she? First she is Indian then she is black now she's Asian? I swear you liberals are not that bright are you

Can’t stand her policies. Plain & simple. Plus she’s proved she’ll say anything to get into power. Cld care less her skin color! Won’t vote or supp the liberal agenda.

Well golly gee, KamalaHarris sounds like she's a bit of everything: black, Asian, Jamaican. Next she'll be Indian.

ionqueen Good God you can't make this stuff up any better....'She's the first African-American woman on a ticket. Wait, We mean Jamaican.. No wait, the first Indian. Wait! We mean to say she's the first of Asian descent'. Tomorrow she'll be a Scottish Bhuddist.

ap = FAKE NEWS

Did she bring that communism with her?

Is this the alien invasion we’ve been waiting for?

Yeah, I just saw a parade of hundreds of Vietnamese. And they weren’t holding Harris-Biden signs...

Wtf is she? We were told she is black. Them she turned into an Indian-Jamaican and now Asian? She puts pocahontas to shame!

I thought she was black. Didn't she say she was black a while ago? I can't keep up with all her phoniness.

but soon they will cry if Biden and Dems win ...

Asian?

What the hell is she, other than HO

😂

So much fake news.

Lmfao

Does Aunty still believe Joe Biden’s accuser ? Asking for a friend.

That will make a strange team China Joe vs Indian Kamala?

There are people who dont know india is part of asia?

Everybody’s confused about what race she is everybody knows she’s a woman right so I guess the next question is is how come all the media is silent about all the baby torturing and killing how come the media is silent about that

Kamala is the first..... A: Asian B: African American C: Indian

She identifies as Black.

So Biden was right. “She ain’t black.”

Does AP work for DNC? Hey AP why don't you ask for a live interview with Harris and her running mate Biden

Even despite her being a lying fake Who don’t give two shits about them

DEMOCRATS are about China and no one else... Power is all They want and china pays

Didn't she run for the senate as an Indian-American? She's worse than Warren!

Yes, after the Japs and Gooks, an Asian is just what we need in American political life. No thanks.

Oh so now KamalaHarris is Asian? I thought she was African American? Next week she’s Native American? I guess you are whatever you think helps your pathetic campaign. JoeBiden isn’t he African American too since BLM seems to be the thing

Not itchy butt?

Race Always Matters RAM

India is now Asia

? WTH

is she also 1/364th native american?

Its Hilarious Biden picked a Dirty cop in the height of police protests and both of there families owned slaves. The icing on the cake. Lol is this the best they got? A pedophile and a hooker?

So...are you going with black? Indian/Jamaican American? Why not talk about her slaver ancestors? Libtard hypocrisy writ large.

Well, she just checks all the boxes, doesn’t she?

Asian? Huh?

The love fest for Harris is as comical as it gets.

sourpatchlyds Timcast AdamCrigler

Pander pander. These people are bigots

Horrible news for Black Americans.

Make up your minds

What Asian? I thought she's African-American. Just plain pandering for racist votes.

She is not Asian. Stop with the fake news.

I guess I’m 1/75 Indian so I guess I’m allowed to claim that as my race

she's tri-racial.

Looks like you can self identify to be whatever race you want.

(1) One of US citizens. (2) talking about politicians of Indian Americans, How about Aunty Nikki Haley? Uncle Bobby Jindal?

Camel ah needs to pick an identity and stick with it.

so now she's asian? wow.

Look at the mess the Democratic cities and states are in as a result of failed leadership. This has to end and won't under a Biden/Harris administration. Vote Red 2020!

What about the letter the 200 black men wrote? She is not black. She incarcerated blacks and she is the descendant of a slave owner.

ha ha ha ... I find that so hard to believe. The Asian community LOVES Trump .. The helped get him into office. They can NOT stand Harris.

She’s Jamaican and Indian... where did Asian come in to the mix?

Whores everywhere are super pumped as well. Why no coverage on that story 🤔

You all said she was Black, not Indian

I am not Asian, but I think it's fun to share in the joys of having a person representing your people. Both Asian and Black children have a model to follow. I think now is the time to put women in the executive branch by election. We are fortunate that SenKamalaHarris is strong.

Kamala is anti Indian, pro Pakistani, commie.. She has fake personality....

After exchanging a couple texts AP believes they have a huge sampling of 'many South Asians' FairyTales

Indian and Jamician American citizen

She is Asian now? I also don’t believe she is generating glee with that community. Nice try AP.

absolutely fucking not. She's NOT one of us.

Asian? Lol. You immediately start carrying her water.

Asian now too? Insert globe 🌎 here.

Oh, and where is her mask? What a selfish jerk!

So she isn't black then?

She and Biden will hurt all Asians since Biden has promised to ban standardized tests if elected. That'll hurt the quality of the country's higher edu. & technological advancement & global competitiveness. That's not just an Asian issue but Asians would be the first to get hit.

Make up your fucking mind. It’s like I’m talking to Liz Warren and the ethnicity keeps changing.

Wait... I was promised a “black”

As an Asian I’m appalled and embarrassed to see her on a ticket. She was Willie Brown’s lap dog here in Cali

Fake fake fake

Asian Americans aren’t very fond of her.

I thought ole Joe promised us a black running mate.

I thought you said she was black women

well they say she is the first black woman to be nominated bow its she is the first asian im getting confused next is the going to be the first irish or Arabic decent pick one and lets get to the debates all cnn and abc do is push race

Ahhh, so India is in Asia, and Asia is in Africa. Okay, got it🙄

Communist Comula is dangerous for America! Trump 2020!!!

😂😂😂😂 WTH? Somebody should interview her father. He seems like a nice guy.

I thought she said she was African American guess not since her family owed slaves back in Jamaica

Is she Jamaican/Indian/South Asian or African American?

It has to be racist to call her “Kamala Aunty.'

What?

there is no excitement in this country...fact is its a dud

Which race will she be tomorrow?

No. She’s African- American Now !

she a different race every other day I see

She is also a jewish elderly trans nun from South Detroit.

Kamala in Finnish means ' horrible'. HorribleHarris

Uhhh who’s Kamala aunty!? Literally no one has called her Aunty Kamala plus she’s asian

She rove vely wong time.

Checking boxes ✅✅✅✅

You mean the racists? 'One of us'?

Imagine being excited about a scumbag politician.

I thought after Obama we agreed not to get excited about candidates based on their race.

the party who wants to defund the police has put a DA in the VP slot....... next to the guy who for over 40 years has voted to increase prosecution? and we have a lying egotistic lunatic in office now? VoteGold2020

Thanks, fir once, she is not african american, her mother was from India. She must be called, Indian-african

She also smoked pot while imprisoning people for doing the same thing....while listening to Tupac and Biggie😀

You people in the media really need to make up your mind and figure out which group you are going to pander to using Kamalas ever changing heritage.

Problem is that she is not embracing her Asian heritage.

How ironic. Kamala doesn’t acknowledge her Asian background. She is too focused on pretending she is Black Irony Biden BidenHarris KamalaHarris Trump trumpPressBriefing

She was black last week, Asian today and some say always a hoe? Which is it?

Yet she’s now presenting herself as black.

Nobody cares. This being a reason she was selected is racist

😂

Slow news night?

Appears she is the first have no white ancestry? Is that good?

How historic!!! The first black, Indian, Asian, Jamaican, female vice presidential running mate. She truly is all things to all people. How genuine! LOL

Is Asia next to Kenya? Where's Jamacia? Who's on First? Yes, so confusing.

So she’s Asian now Make up your damn minds!

Why does it always have to be about race?

The media's racial pandering has reached new levels.🤡

Wait! What race are you?

Yeah that’s the goal. To make South Asians happy . 🙄🤨

I got dibs on Hispanic next week.

Kamala Harris does not represent asian americans in any way. The media seems to think by saying she's part asian, it will convince the asian americans to vote for her and Biden. Now why would they think their radical left socialists agenda would be supported in any way?

Kamomile is not Indian. It's a joke

Good God...

Cringe

K.aUNTY

Who gives a damn

Kamala Harris is the biggest fraud in politics and I eventually hope the media would do it's job and some actual reporting.

Nasty Kamala ? Really ?

Coulda had AndrewYang but y’all playin checkers

nada como a narrativa da mídia....decadente sec XxZzUm e o jornalismo de aluguel ideológico

Asian? Now I’m lost

Now think if Andre Yang was the top ticket?

I thought JoeBiden was gonna pick a woman that was African American like staceyabrams and not Asian-American?

WTF! She is Black! Or Jamaican...or oh crap!

Please pick a side.

Are you pandering for the Asian American vote, the British Jamaican vote, the African American vote... Kamala aunty !!!! Really ? smh. She is from more breeds than my dog !

Stop insulting your intelligence!!

Because that matter more than policy..

I do t think she has anything to do with lots of Asian ppls except Indian

Is officially part of the Biden campaign? There may be some tax issues involved with your advocacy and promotion of the democrat candidate.

RACISM FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!! The real NWO.

Kamala Aunty is black. She don’t act, dress or talk like East Indian.

I’m glad we have gone past racism and now as a society we value only the persons skin color.

Sad when south Asians are more excited for Harris than Democrat voters are/were. Harris dropped out of the Democrat primary in December BEFORE any DEMOCRAT primary votes were cast.

Strange how all these ecstatic people couldn’t be bothered to support her actual presidential campaign

It’s a choice approved by all minority groups

So the Hell what. My god the lefts obsession with race and genetics is fucking weird.

😀😁😀😁😀😁😀

Woman Obama,Speeches are infectious.

Do South Asian countries not have leaders of Asian descent?

Yeah... When she's time and time again said she's for the black community, and never reached out to her Indian roots, right.

First she’s ‘black’ then she’s Asian. Just call her a mutt and cover all planet earth’s origins. Blasian

Meanwhile, Trump is back to birtherism. What do I think of Trump? I've seen better stuff in my septic tank.

You can try to polish trash every way possible, but in the end she is still trash.

You know, even though I share a culture and ethnicity with Mussolini, I certainly do not celebrate him. So I cannot understand how you would celebrate someone who would throw a parent in jail for their child's truancy.

Asians are showing their pride for Kamala Harris. They aren't concerned about her black heritage. Black people should feel the same way. DON'T let that small segment of black Trump supporters squander this opportunity. If the black vote can help to replace Trump, then do it!!

OK, so today she is Asian

Live look at Asian Americans now 👇

The media is really trying to soften up Kampala’s image

Identity politics are not politically correct. Americans deserve leaders based on their merits; not their ethnicity, sex, creed, etc...

She must be so proud getting a job solely based on her skin color, or was it her gender. It sure as hell isn't on merit.

Her dad is Indiana Her mom is Jamaican How did we get African American or Asian?

Well this doesn’t sound bias at all 😂

She is not black and also Indians are not black...

Less than 3 percent of her own party thought she could do it . What’s changed ? Could you imagine if she became president ? Damn .

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 Any port in a storm. This is so obvious you should be ashamed. Seriously..

So she is black, Indian, Asian, what’s next Persian hahaha, she is a horrible choice for vp

- do better than the first two words between quotes. Do better - and don't use them like this to bait click.

Black, Jamaican, Asian, Slave Owner ... hell she’s got more races and ethnicities than ewarren’s resume 😂

This is just wonderful news for people of color as a whole. I refuse to let any white person ruin this historic moment for me.

native american, black, now she's asian, she's more confused than joe

😂😂😂

Great! With mail in voting without verification they’ll be able to have their voices heard.

She’s no longer black? Seems the gullible Black line didn’t work let’s try the Asian line. I’m black and I find these projections insulting and hilarious. This piece was written by a White racist reporter.

Hmm, wasn’t she black just yesterday 🤔

AP schilling for Biden not real news Dem PR firm

Haunty.

Judge Frees Man Who Spent More Than 13 Years In Prison For Crime He Says He Didn’t Commit Judge rips Harris' office for hiding problems via SFGate

♥️♥️♥️

Wait, isn’t she African American according to the Resistance Media?

For those that don’t understand “Aunty and uncle” is a term of endearment used for elder people they feel comfortable with, in some Asian countries.

JoeBiden and KamalaHarris should meet with AndrewYang and strategize how best to pull YangGang into organizing best grass roots efforts. We will win and need to make sure we WIN BIGLY!

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