Indian-Americans energized by Kamala Harris' presidential bid

Democrat looks to win voters in one of the fastest growing demographics in US

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) arrives at the U.S. Capitol before the start of the day's Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in Washington on Jan. 31. © Reuters

TOMOKO ASHIZUKA, Nikkei staff writer

March 22, 2019 20:41 JST

WASHINGTON -- Kamala Harris has brought excitement to the Asian American community in her bid to not only become the first woman to become U.S. president, but the first African American woman, the first Asian American and the first Indian American to take up the Oval Office.