Meet Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris is the current

• Vice President of the United States.

• Governor of South Carolina.

Kamala Harris was the first child born to her parents. Where were her parents born?

• Her father was born in North Dakota, and her mother was born in Utah.

• Her father was born in Jamaica, and her mother was born in India.

Kamala's parents weren't born in the same country as each other, so this means that Kamala lived in a multicultural home. What does "multicultural" mean?

• Everyone is from the same place.

• Made up of more than one culture or ethnic group.

Kamala attended a Black Baptist Church and a Hindu Temple when she was a child.

• True

• False

Kamala had her black friends come over to visit. She shared Indian food with them, and she painted Henna on their hands. What is Henna?

• Pudding.

• Mango lassi.

• The powdered leaves of a tropical shrub, used as a dye to color the hair and decorate the body.

Why did Kamala have a long bus ride to school each day?

• Because the driver said she had to be the last one off the bus.

• Because she wanted to go to a better school and have more opportunities.

When Kamala was 13, she and her sister, Maya, led a demonstration to protest the fact that children weren't allowed to play on the lawn of their apartment building. They were successful in their feat. Define "feat".

• An achievement that requires great skill, courage, or strength.

• Feat is another word for a prank.

• An unimportant task.

Kamala Harris attended Howard University, a top HBCU, where she majored in political science and economics. An HBCU is a historically black college or university.

• True.

• False.

As California's first black woman District Attorney, she started a program to help people who made terrible mistakes get job training and make better lives for themselves. What was her program called?

• You Messed Up.

• What's Wrong with You?

• Back on Track.

Kamala Harris loves to read and cook. She enjoys hip hop music. VP Harris has written three books including a children's book. What does she collect?

• Flip flops.

• Chuck Taylor Shoes

• Baseball caps.