Week 13 – Rasheed Hall

In the article “Padma Lakshmi: Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Moved Me to Tears” the central idea is that Kamala Harris has raised the bar for people of color especially women. Kamala Harris defeated the odds, being the daughter Jamaican and Indian immigrant parents; she rose through the ranks of “American power” to eventually reach Vice President of the United States of America. Harris achievements not only set a bar, but it encourages children and women in America that anything is possible. The author growing up having to face discrimination throughout her life now sees Kamala Harris, a person whose grandparents lived in the same area as her grandparents and interacted on a daily basis in India, in a position of power in America today. It shows how much Kamala Harris has gone a long way to achieve the position she is in today. What I found effective about the piece was the background stories involving their grandparents. A key effective talking point was about Kamala raises the standards for all women and especially people of color. Kamala becoming the first female and child of immigrants Vice President is now setting the precedent for future politicians that come from different backgrounds.