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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKamala Harris' father, Professor Don Harris
will receive a national award (Order of Merit) at the annual Award Ceremony here in Jamaica today. I am assuming this will be virtual but I'll add that later.
Today is a Public Holiday - National Heroes Day
...recall this:
Donald Harris reflects in this essay on the Jamaicanness of his daughter Kamala.
"As a child growing up in Jamaica, I often heard it said, by my parents and family friends: memba whe yu cum fram. To this day, I continue to retain the deep social awareness and strong sense of identity which that grassroots Jamaican philosophy fed in me. As a father, I naturally sought to develop the same sensibility in my two daughters. Born and bred in America, Kamala was the first in line to have it planted."
read more: https://www.jamaicaglobalonline.com/kamala-harris-jamaican-heritage/
"Hanging out with my family in Jamaica..." (Courtesy of Kamala Harris)
panader0
(25,816 posts)malaise
(267,845 posts)He was a Professor at UWI for a while
panader0
(25,816 posts)Wiki says he's a professor emeritus at Stanford.
malaise
(267,845 posts)I have close friends who used to babysit Kamala and Maya back in the Stanford days.
malaise
(267,845 posts)at Stanford. He is not here to receive his OM - the virtual ceremony has started
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