Daniel Chiang can remember one Asian American who ran for president in 2020: Andrew Yang, a Taiwanese American entrepreneur. But he was surprised to learn last week that there was another person running for president then, and in 2024, who counted herself an Asian American: Kamala Harris. But Ms. Harris, whose mother emigrated from India and whose father emigrated from Jamaica, is less known as an Indian American and Asian American. Asked to name a famous Asian American, only 2 percent of Americans said Kamala Harris, according to a recent survey by The Asian American Foundation. Ms. Harris does not shy away from talking about her Indian heritage and Asian American identity.

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Persons: Daniel Chiang, Andrew Yang, Kamala Harris, “, ”, Chiang, Harris Organizations: Democratic, Indian, Asian American Foundation Locations: American, Taiwanese American, Connecticut, India, Jamaica, Indian American