Senator Kamala Harris Recommends 4 Inspirational Books Everyone Should Read

 

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Time to move this one from “Interesting Biographies” up to the “Presidents/VPs” shelf (and yes, Hillary is MY president, there’s a whole other shelf for 45 and the chaos he’s creating).

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Kamala Harris’s worldview can be attributed to her upbringing, her education, and her favorite books. As an author herself, Kamala Harris recommends these four books for you to expand your worldview:

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

In Khaled Hosseini’s debut novel, follow the heartbreaking friendship between the son of a servant and a wealthy boy. Khaled Hosseini started writing The Kite Runner while practicing medicine in 2001. The book was published in 2003, becoming a New York Times bestseller for two years. The writing style of this debut novel will have you turning the page non-stop.

Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-American author. Growing up, he would move around often because of his father’s position. Khaled Hosseini was born in 1965 in Kabul, Afghanistan. In 1976, he moved with his family to Paris where they planned on staying for four years. When 1980 arrived, the Hosseinis sought political asylum in the United States because their homeland had witnessed a communist coup and invasion from the soviet army. To sum it up, the Hosseinis remained living in the United States.

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Written in 1989, The Joy Luck Club focuses on four Chinese American immigrant families in the United States. The story shows the gap between immigrants and their first-generation children. Mother and daughter bond over table games and shared experiences of living between cultures.

Amy Tan is an American writer. She drew from her personal experience when she wrote: The Joy Luck Club and other works. She is a first-generation kid herself. When she was young, she lost her older brother and father to a brain tumor. Her mother took Amy and her younger brother to Europe to see the world. Despite being on the road all the time, Amy Tan managed to graduate a year early from high school and began writing novels in 1985 and hasn’t stopped since.

Dreams From my Father by Barak Obama

Dreams From my Father is a memoir written by former president Barack Obama. The events written in this book take place in his early childhood back in Honolulu, until he enters law school. Barack Obama first published this memoir in 1995 and it was republished in 2004. The book was written when Obama was freshly graduated from law school. Back when he wasn’t worried about what people wanted to hear. This is a great way of learning about former president Barack Obama without having social media influence your opinion of him.

Native Son by Richard Wright

If you’ve heard of any of James Baldwin’s works, this book will ring a bell for you. Native Son changed American culture forever. Richard Wright’s novel highlights the effects racism can have on a person. The story is about Bigger Thomas, a 20-year-old Afro-American living on the poor side of Chicago in the 1930s. One day he accidentally takes the life of a white woman and is sentenced to prison. This novel shows how rooted racism is everywhere, but principally in the justice system. Born on September 4, 1908, Richard Wright is an American writer. His works focus on racial themes, mainly from the late 19th century. Some believe his works helped with race relations in the United States.