In saga of immigration, Indians travel from exclusion to Vice Presidency
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Arul Louis ( IANS) |
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Tue, Jan 19 2021 12:21 IST |
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New York, Jan 19 : The first Indian recorded to have reached the shores of the US is a man from Madras (now Chennai), the area from where the family of Shyamala Gopalan, mother of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, hails.
From the time of his long journey on a sailing ship in 1790 to now when Gopalan s daughter is going to be Vice President, it is also a long political journey for Indians in the US.
MEDIA WATCH As we approach January, 20 2021 inauguration day for president elect Joe Biden and vice president elect Kamala Harris, it’s the perfect time to consider what this means for the Indian diaspora across the U.S.
A drive for achievement and success is a quintessential Indian-American trait, implanted in our brains by parents who preach the benefits of education, the rewards of academic success. While traditionally this was largely in medicine, engineering, and related scientific and technical disciplines, it’s heartening to observe the next generation of Indian-American kids. They have broken loose and begun to make a name for themselves in the liberal arts and entertainment, and hopefully, are about to burst through in a big way on the political scene.