"My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure
you're not the last.'"
-Vice president-Elect Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris is not only the first Black and the first Asian/Southern Asian Vice
President, but also the first woman to be elected to the office in the United States of
America. Let that sink in.
Even if you live under a rock, it would have been very hard to keep ignorant about this
news that has been hanging in the air since the first week of November. As a young
woman of a proud Black and Asian heritage, watching Madam VP-elect Harris deliver her
speech on victory night was one of the most beautiful things I will ever witness. At that
moment, I didn't care about anything outside of her words. I held my mother's hand, an
immigrant like Harris' own mother, who came here to make a better life for herself and
her children. At the end of it all, my mother turned to me with tears in her eyes and said,
"Remember this- anything is possible. Don't ever stop reaching for
