Experts and activists from both communities predicted that Harris, the daughter of an Indian mother and Jamaican father, would rally minority voters and keep them engaged in the political process. Since her nomination, Harris received an outpouring of support from Indian Americans and African Americans...

Karthick Ramakrishnan, a political science professor at the University of California, Davis who runs the AAPI Data survey of Asian American attitudes, pointed out that Harris, one of five Indian American senators, is part of a trend of the community gaining political power and increasing civic participation faster than groups like Chinese and Japanese Americans.

"Expect to see a lot more Kamalas ... running for office in the future," he said. "Her candidacy and high profile will accelerate that trend of more and more South Asians and specifically Indian Americans running for office, working in public service."

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