Ritu Jha – A hovering helicopter chop-chopped over a 20,000 strong crowd, but could not drum out the plaintive strains of Alicia Key’s “Girl on Fire,” which could be heard half a mile away. Restaurants were giving discounts and Indians – even those on H-1B visas and so unable to vote – waited over […]
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Indian-American community takes pride in Kamala Harris bid for president
Ritu Jha – Members of the Indian American community expressed excitement and pride after learning of Kamala Harris, the Democratic senator from California, entering the 2020 presidential race. Harris, 54, is a daughter of immigrants, who came to the United States for higher education. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, a breast cancer researcher, came […]