Kamala Harris’ Parents Spark Google Search Frenzy After DNC Speech

Following her Democratic National Convention nomination in Chicago, Kamala Harris soon became a top trending topic with especially interest in her parents. Following Hillary Clinton, this represented the second time a Democratic Party nominee has been a woman.

The present vice president, Harris, honored her mother Shyamala Gopalan, a trailblazing scientist who instilled great qualities in her, during her remarks. Focusing on how much her mother misses her, particularly today as she breaks through new boundaries in American politics, Harris expressed her great respect for her This emotion spurred a huge internet search, according to Google, which notes a notable increase in over 200,000 searches about her parents.

When Harris thought back on her road to this point, she admitted that her political career was unexpected but said she is no stranger to conquering obstacles. She told her story of growing up with her mother, who came to the United States from India at 19 to follow a career in science, and her father, Donald Harris, a Jamaican-born economist and former Stanford lecturer.

On their tenth wedding anniversary, Harris also paused to commemorate her husband, Doug Emhoff. Emhoff abandoned his legal practice to assist her in office; he is the first-second gentleman and the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. vice president.