CNN Editorial Research(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former US Vice President Kamala Harris. PersonalBirth date: October 20, 1964Birth place: Oakland, CaliforniaBirth name: Kamala Devi HarrisFather: Donald Harris, economics professorMother: Shyamala Gopalan Harris, physicianMarriage: Douglas Emhoff (2014-present)Education: Howard University, B.A. First Indian American and second African American woman to serve as a senator. November 7, 2020 – Days after the election on November 3, CNN projects Harris is elected vice president, making her America’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president. May 28, 2021 – Harris gives the commencement speech at the United States Naval Academy addressing the 2021 graduating class.