Historic arc of this country. A short time ago, joe biden chose senator Kamala Harris of california to be his running mate for the democratic president ial ticket. She is the first black woman, the first Asian American woman, the first candidate whose marriage is multiracial. Harris is the product of an American Dream that began beyond these shores. Her mother and father, both immigrants, from india and jamaica respectively, not only rose to prominent positions in academia, but marched in the civil rights movement, giving what harris has controlled a strollereye view of activism from a young age. President obama said in part, ive known senator harris for a long time, shes more than prepared for the job, she spent her career defending her constitution and fighting for folks who need a fair shake, her own story is one that i and many others can see themselves in. No matter where you come from, what you look like, how you worship, who you love, theres a place for you here. I its a fundame