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Here is a photograph of Donald J. Harris and Kamala's mother Shyamala Gopalan from when they first got together in University of California, Berkeley in 1963. Donald was fresh off the boat come to begin his PhD/Masters studies in economics, having received his Bachelor of Arts from "University of the West Indies" in 1960. They were both born in '38 and about 25 years old.
Shyamala had actually been at Berkeley since she was 19: she arrived to begin her Masters in 1958, so she had been studying there for five years before Donald arrived and their romance began. Shyamala's parents had arranged a marriage for her back in India and she was expected to return after finishing her degree. She finished her degree in 1964 but by then she was married to Donald and Kamala was born that same year.
What Shyamala was up to in her first five years at Berkeley remains somewhat of a mystery. Who her friends and associate were. However she appears to have been involved in some forms of political activism.
A hint to her friendships can be found in an anecdote that Kamala relates in "Truths We Hold" however...
Although she doesn't use a surname, I have a pretty good idea of who this is.
He gave a lecture in Japan in '67 when Kamala was 3 years old. He was a teacher at Berkeley since 1948 who ended up running the graduate program. Given that he ran the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, he obviously would have been involved with someone studying Endocrinology who went on to work in the Cancer Research Lab.
So here's the thing I'm wondering... when you look at a young Kamala next to Donald Harris' mother Beryl Harris... and then next to Kamala's mom Shyamala, who does she resemble more?
The interesting thing to me is that next to her mom, Kamala actually looks "less ethnic", if that makes sense. Seeing her next to bonafide negresses such as Beryl and Mrs. Wilson is just a very stark contrast.
So anyway, you guys know what I'm getting at right?
Kamala Harris did not inherit Indian citizenship from her mother, because the ex sanguinis rights of Indian citizenship only transfer to those born abroad if they are sons of Indian men.
Kamala did inherit American citizenship by merit of ex sanguinis rights from her father Howard Schachman.
That's a good thing, because the 14th Amendment would not actually guarantee her rights. Here is why:
By Shyamala Gopalan marrying a citizen of Jamaica, this also made her a citizen of Jamaica (she became a dual citizen: Indian and Jamaican, which is termed "Indo-Jamaican) which means that since she became a citizen of Jamaica prior to giving birth to Kamala, Kamala inherited Jamaican citizenship from her mother.
Since she is subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign power (Jamaica) the 14th Amendment doesn't apply to her. But that's okay. She doesn't need it. Kamala has no need for "ex solis" citizenship rights due to having "ex sanguinis" citizenship rights from her father who was born in Philadelphia in 1918.
Kamala is sadly a full-orphan and not a half-orphan but it's nice to know she has a great relationship with her Jamaican stepfather and I hope she fondly remembers the pearl necklaces that Howard gave to her as a little girl in the sixties.
Shyamala had actually been at Berkeley since she was 19: she arrived to begin her Masters in 1958, so she had been studying there for five years before Donald arrived and their romance began. Shyamala's parents had arranged a marriage for her back in India and she was expected to return after finishing her degree. She finished her degree in 1964 but by then she was married to Donald and Kamala was born that same year.
What Shyamala was up to in her first five years at Berkeley remains somewhat of a mystery. Who her friends and associate were. However she appears to have been involved in some forms of political activism.
A hint to her friendships can be found in an anecdote that Kamala relates in "Truths We Hold" however...
Although she doesn't use a surname, I have a pretty good idea of who this is.
He gave a lecture in Japan in '67 when Kamala was 3 years old. He was a teacher at Berkeley since 1948 who ended up running the graduate program. Given that he ran the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, he obviously would have been involved with someone studying Endocrinology who went on to work in the Cancer Research Lab.
So here's the thing I'm wondering... when you look at a young Kamala next to Donald Harris' mother Beryl Harris... and then next to Kamala's mom Shyamala, who does she resemble more?
The interesting thing to me is that next to her mom, Kamala actually looks "less ethnic", if that makes sense. Seeing her next to bonafide negresses such as Beryl and Mrs. Wilson is just a very stark contrast.
So anyway, you guys know what I'm getting at right?
Kamala Harris did not inherit Indian citizenship from her mother, because the ex sanguinis rights of Indian citizenship only transfer to those born abroad if they are sons of Indian men.
Kamala did inherit American citizenship by merit of ex sanguinis rights from her father Howard Schachman.
That's a good thing, because the 14th Amendment would not actually guarantee her rights. Here is why:
By Shyamala Gopalan marrying a citizen of Jamaica, this also made her a citizen of Jamaica (she became a dual citizen: Indian and Jamaican, which is termed "Indo-Jamaican) which means that since she became a citizen of Jamaica prior to giving birth to Kamala, Kamala inherited Jamaican citizenship from her mother.
Since she is subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign power (Jamaica) the 14th Amendment doesn't apply to her. But that's okay. She doesn't need it. Kamala has no need for "ex solis" citizenship rights due to having "ex sanguinis" citizenship rights from her father who was born in Philadelphia in 1918.
Kamala is sadly a full-orphan and not a half-orphan but it's nice to know she has a great relationship with her Jamaican stepfather and I hope she fondly remembers the pearl necklaces that Howard gave to her as a little girl in the sixties.
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