Kamala Harris's dad, an economist and Stanford University professor, immigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica for his Ph.D. While Harris is very vocal about her Indian and Jamaican roots, it’s not...

Nowhere to be seen was Kamala Harris’s sole surviving parent, father Donald, as Harris shattered centuries-old racial and gender barriers to become America’s vice president.

First, Ms. Harris’s father, a Jamaican-born emeritus professor of economics at Stanford University, has been a critic of mainstream economic theory from the left but is hardly a Marxist.

The 2024 Democratic presidential nominee was born to her father, Donald J. Harris, and her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, on Oct. 20, 1964, in Oakland, Calif. Kamala's younger sister, Maya,...

Here’s everything to know about Kamala Harris’ parents, Donald J. Harris and Dr. Shyamala Gopalan Harris. They met while studying at the University of California, Berkeley Kamala Harris...

He is Kamala's only living parent, as her mother, Shyamala Gopalan died in 2009. Here's what to know about the vice president's father and his involvement (or lack thereof) in her political...

Donald Harris is a prominent economics professor and the father of Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. He has had harsh words about his daughter’s comments...

Kamala Harris' father, Donald Harris, is a former Stanford professor and economics consultant who has spoken openly about his Jamaican heritage.

In her 2019 memoir, “The Truths We Hold,” Harris said her father remained a part in her childhood. “We would see him on weekends and spend summers with him in Palo Alto,” she said.