Donald Harris and Shyamala Gopalan are the parents of Kamala Harris, a United States of America Senator and member of the Democratic Party. Donald Harris is a renowned Stanford economic professor. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960 at London University, and after 6 years, a Doctor of Philosophy degree was given to him by the University of California.

Kamala's mother, Shyamala Gopalan, passed away in 2009 of colon cancer. She and Donald divorced when Kamala was 7. Initially the family lived in California; Kamala talked about being bussed to ...

The ancestors of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) owned slaves — according to her father, Stanford University economics professor Donald Harris. The information was reported Wednesday by the Washington Free Beacon, citing a genealogical report written by Harris’s father, Stanford University economics professor Donald Harris. The Free Beacon noted:

Kamala Harris' parents, Shyamala Gopalan and Donald Harris, with her as a baby. (Courtesy of Kamala Harris) A baby Kamala Harris with her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, and her paternal grandfather,...

Kamala’s mother is named Shyamala Gopalan, and she was born in India. According to the Mercury News, Harris often speaks about her parents’ immigrant experiences. Her mother was a “breast cancer...