If you know about the 'Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign,' then it might not be hard for you to know about Meena Harris. She is the founder of the campaign. Also, she is known as the daughter of the American lawyer, Maya Harris, and aunt of politician Kamala Harris.
Grown in a family of activists and lawyers, Meena Harris, too, got into the field and built herself as one of the promising lawyers. Also, an author, Harris, has a book entitled 'Kamala and Maya's Big Idea' on her published list.
Who Is Meena Harris?
Meena Harris, age 37, is an American lawyer, children's book author, and most knowingly the founder of the 'Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign.' She is well-acclaimed for her book entitled 'Kamala and Maya's Big Idea,' which she released from HarperCollins. The book plots the story of her mom Maya and aunt Kamala Harris.
Meena Harris was born on 20 October 1984 in Oakland, California, in the United States. Meena, who is the daughter of Maya Harris, has no records of her biological dad, to this date. But she is not an adopted daughter.
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She is a BA graduate of Stanford University (2006) and a recipient of Juris Doctorate (JD) from Harvard Law School (2012).
She grew up in a family of activists. Her grandmother Shyamala Gopalan was an Indian-American civil rights activist and cancer researcher. At the same time, her grandfather Donald Harris was a Jamaican-American was also a public rights activist and a professor of economics at Stanford.
Is Meena Harris Related To Kamala Harris?
Meena Harris and Kamala Harris have a blood relationship. Kamala Harris, who is recently chosen as the Vice-President for Joe Biden, is Meena's aunt. She is the older sister of Meena's mother, Maya Harris.
Meena Harris with her aunt Kamala Harris (©: Instagram/Meena Harris)
Kamala and Maya, who have age differences of three years, grew up in Oakland, California. Kamala went on pursuing a political career and later became the first female, African American, and Asian American to hold the office of Attorney General of California.
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Likewise, Meena's mom Maya also pursued a political career as a lawyer and served as a policy advisor alongside Democratic politicians. She worked during the 2016 Presidential campaign for Hilary Clinton.
Is Meena Harris Married?
Meena Harris is married to her husband named Nikolas Ajagu. The lovebirds first met in 2007 while they were working at Facebook together, yourtango.com reports. The couple then dated for seven years before they exchanged their wedding vows in 2014.
Meena Harris and her husband Nikolas (©: Instagram/Meena Harris)
As of August 2020, the couple is married for six years, and in the excursion of their married life, they welcomed a couple of children (Daughters). The eldest daughter Amara was born in 2016 who loves books.