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Kamala Harris is the first woman, first black person and first person of South Asian descent to be vice president of the United States. After four years in the second-highest office, she now wants to make history again by holding the top job. She received President Joe Biden’s blessing when he abruptly stepped back from being the Democratic candidate just three months ago, triggering her whirlwind campaign. Harris was born on October 20, 1964 in Oakland, California. She often touts her middle class upbringing to voters: Her father Donald immigrated from Jamaica to to study economics; her mothe…