Kamala Harris courts votes of high-income Indian Americans

Indian American population grew 55% over decade into influential group

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris describes herself as an "Auntie" in her social media profiles, adopting an honorific used among Black and South Asian supporters. © Reuters

MASAHIRO OKOSHI, Nikkei Washington bureau chief

WASHINGTON -- As Vice President Kamala Harris seeks to win the White House this fall, she will be tested on her ability to capitalize on her ties to the increasingly influential, high-income Indian American community.

"Culturally, I was raised to keep my head down and to not make a stir, but that is the opposite of what Kamala Harris has done with her life, and I love her for that," Indian American actress Mindy Kaling said in a "South Asian Women for Harris" Zoom event in late July.

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