08.17.2020 - By WHYY
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is both the first Black woman and the first Asian American woman in history to join a major party presidential ticket. Murali Balaji is a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania whose family comes from the same part of India Harris’ does. With both parties actively courting South Asian American voters, Balaji argues Harris’ presence on the Democratic ticket could have a big impact in a critical swing state like Pennsylvania.