Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial ethnic group that can vote, and Indian Americans are the second-largest immigrant group in the country.
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“There’s more of a likelihood to organize voters in the Indian American community and mobilize unreliable voters who might not have turned out at the polls,” Bhojwani said. “There’s more excitement about the ticket because Kamala is there. I hear this across the board.” Still, some progressives are more cautious with their support given the senator’s “tough on crime” record as a district attorney and attorney general in California. However, most Indian Americans are “thrilled,” especially at a time when Asian Americans have felt under attack because of the coronavirus pandemic, Bhojwani added.
“My mother instilled in my sister, Maya, and me, the values that would chart the course of our lives,” Harris said. “She raised us to be proud, strong Black women. And she raised us to know and be proud of our Indian heritage.”
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