4 books on race, immigration, and the American dream Kamala Harris thinks everyone should read

May Teng,Marguerite WardAug 12, 2020, 04:23 IST

Senator Kamala Harris has her own book, titled "The Truths We Hold."AP Photo/John Locher

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that Sen. Kamala Harris would be his vice-presidential running mate.
Harris will be the first Black woman to be nominated by any major party for vice president.
She ran for president in 2020 on a platform that included public option for healthcare, universal paid leave, and salary increases for teachers, Business Insider reported.
Harris' worldview has likely been influenced by her upbringing, her education at Howard University and the University of California, and the books she reads.
In a 2016 Facebook post, Harris (an author herself), shared her four favorite books, including President Barack Obama's "Dreams From My Father."

On Tuesday presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden announced his pick for vice president: Sen. Kamala Harris.

The 55-year-old former California attorney general, who ran for president in 2020, is the first Black woman to be nominated by either major party for the position. She ran on a number of progressive policies, including a public option for healthcare, universal paid leave, and salary increases for teachers, Business Insider previously reported.

Her worldview has likely been influenced by her upbringing (which she describes in depth in her own book "The Truths We Hold"), her education at Howard University and the University of California, and the books she reads in her free time.

In a 2016 Facebook post, Harris shared her favorite books. Here are four books that Harris recommends.

"The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner. Riverhead Books

Written by the Afghan-American novelist Khaled Hosseini, "The Kite Runner" tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant. The book is set in modern Afghanistan over the span of 30 years, during which the boys witness the fall of Afghanistan's monarchy, the exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the US, and the rise of the Taliban regime. The book was the number one New York Times bestseller for over two years.

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Written by the Afghan-American novelist Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant. The book is set in modern Afghanistan over the span of 30 years, during which the boys witness the fall of Afghanistan's monarchy, the exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the US, and the rise of the Taliban regime. The book was the number one New York Times bestseller for over two years.

Find it here >>

"Dreams From My Father" by Barack Obama

Dreams from my Father. Three Rivers Publishing

"Dreams from My Father: A story of Race and Inheritance" is former President Barack Obama's memoir, published when he was starting to campaign for the Illinois Senate in 1995.

As Obama reflects on his life and upbringing, the memoir takes readers from his birthplace in Hawaii to his childhood in Indonesia, and eventually to his father's hometown in Kenya. The memoir also touches upon challenging questions of identity, race, and belonging.

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Dreams from My Father: A story of Race and Inheritance is former President Barack Obama's memoir, published when he was starting to campaign for the Illinois Senate in 1995.

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"The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

The Joy Luck Club. Amazon

"The Joy Luck Club" centers around four pairs of Chinese-American mothers and daughters in San Francisco who convene regularly to play mahjong, a tile-based game that was developed in China decades ago.

The book tells the history of the group's members and reveals the complexity of mother-daughter relationships, storytelling, and the immigrant experience.

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The Joy Luck Club centers around four pairs of Chinese-American mothers and daughters in San Francisco who convene regularly to play mahjong, a tile-based game that was developed in China decades ago.

The book tells the history of the group's members and reveals the complexity of mother-daughter relationships, storytelling, and the immigrant experience.

Find it here >>

"Native Son" by Richard Wright

Harper Perennial Modern Classics

Set in Chicago's South Side in the 1930s, Richard Wright's "Native Son" tells the story of Bigger Thomas, a young Black man trapped in a downward spiral after killing a white woman. The novel reflects on the systemic challenges that have brought Bigger to this point in his life and on what it means to be Black in America.

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Set in Chicago's South Side in the 1930s, Richard Wright's Native Son tells the story of Bigger Thomas, a young Black man trapped in a downward spiral after killing a white woman. The novel reflects on the systemic challenges that have brought Bigger to this point in his life and on what it means to be Black in America.

Find it here >>

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4 books on race, immigration, and the American dream Kamala Harris thinks everyone should read

"The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

"Dreams From My Father" by Barack Obama

"The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

"Native Son" by Richard Wright