Kamala Harris and the pressures of being the "first"
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This week, Kamala Harris became the first woman of color to be nominated for vice president by a major political party. It was a historical moment of many “firsts”: first Black woman, first South Asian person of any gender, first Asian American. She has spent much of her career breaking similar barriers, always being the “first” with every new role she took on.
Kamala Harris and the pressures of being the "first"
Kamala Harris and the pressures of being the…
Kamala Harris and the pressures of being the "first"
This week, Kamala Harris became the first woman of color to be nominated for vice president by a major political party. It was a historical moment of many “firsts”: first Black woman, first South Asian person of any gender, first Asian American. She has spent much of her career breaking similar barriers, always being the “first” with every new role she took on.