For Meena Harris, niece of Kamala, her aunt has inspired her since she grew up in a family of strong women – something she really appreciated as an adult.
“I grew up in this family of incredibly strong powerful women and that was what I thought was normal. I did not know it was not how the world really is. I think that was incredibly special,” Meena Harris told CNN .
Kamala Harris was raised with the values that if you see injustice, not being a supporter, doing something, said Meena Harris.
Kamala Harris and her sister, Maya Harris, inspired Meena Harris to write the children’s book “Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea”, in which two sisters influence their work with the community for change. Harris said the book was inspired by her family’s story and the belief that “no one can do everything, but everyone can do something.” She said she wants to instill in her two young daughters the same values that her grandmother Shyamala Gopalan Harris, her aunt Kamala and her mother Maya taught her. She also wants her daughters to find characters who look like them and they can identify with her in a book.
Meena Harris said her aunt’s nomination has had a profound impact on her daughters. “They see, as I grew up, women running things, doing things, women as leaders,” she said.
At the end of the book, the character Kamala said, “I wonder what the view from the roof looks like.” Meena Harris said she hopes line girls are encouraged by color to dream bigger.
“That’s how I was raised. I was encouraged to believe that every day. Just like the whole world now sees Kamala, I saw that as a child from the beginning. And it’s cool to share that with other people,” he said. se.
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