The announcement of Kamala Harris as the US Democratic Party's nominee for vice-president has brought to the forefront her biracial identity as a woman of Jamaican and Indian descent, in both positive and negative ways. We discuss the complexities of coming from a background of mixed heritage, and how it translates into a Malaysian context.

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Produced by: Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann, Sharmilla Ganesan, Dashran Yohan

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Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  Kamala Harris,  US politics,  racism,  vice-president nominee,  biracial,  identity,  ethnicity,  Government/Regulatory/Policy Making,  Personal Development,  Politics, News, Current Affairs,  Politics,  Law and Legal Matters,  Personal Development,  Social Issues