In June 2012, then California Attorney General Kamala Harris was interviewed in front of a live audience at the University of California, Berkeley, as part of the University’s “She Shares Speakers’...

Review of The Interview of Kamala D. Harris on She Shares                 2
REVIEW OF THE INTERVIEW OF KAMALA D. HARRIS ON SHE SHARES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Table of Contents
Introduction to Kamala D. Harris    3
Review of She Shares Interview    3
Harris’ Choice of Career    3
Harris’ Multicultural Identity    4
Harris’ Concern Regarding Children    4
Smart on Crime and Back on Track    7
Open Forum Questions    9
References    11
Introduction of Kamala D. Harris
    On the 3rd of July, 2012, Kamala D. Harris was sworn in as the thirty second Attorney General of the State of California. She is the first woman of colour, of Jamaican and Indian descent, and the first South Asian woman to run in the office in the history of California. As an Attorney General, she emphasized on combating transnational criminal gangs that are involved in trafficking guns, drugs as well as human beings across California. Harris also encouraged and put a lot of effort for the incorporation of technology and data-driven policies in order to assist law enforcement to ensure efficient investigation and prosecution of crime. She also travelled across every region of California so as to build and expand partnerships with local law enforcements. As chief law enforcement officer for the state, Harris expanded prosecutions associated with mortgage frauds and crimes by the establishment of a multidivisional Mortgage Fraud Strike Force. As the District Attorney of San Francisco (2004), Kamala Harris created an Environmental Crimes Unit (2005) and later Hate Crimes Unit, that focused on hate crimes committed against LGBT children.
Review of She Shares Interview
Harris’ Choice of Career
    At the very outset Kamala Harris shared her views regarding her choice of career. She talked about listening to the vulnerable and voiceless section of the society. Her policies aimed at the betterment of the condition of historically marginalized sections such as women, children, people of colour and Americans belonging to a low-income group. As a prosecutor, she spoke in front of a number of juries regarding the need to protect and give dignity to the vulnerable sections of the society. She shared her experience as a prosecutor defending a woman who had undergone molestation. In this regard, Harris said to the jury, “I know you probably don’t like her and you would probably like to think that your daughter would not turn out that way and you certainly wouldn’t want your daughter to play with her, but that’s exactly what those predators knew when they took advantage of her.” In front of a different jury she boldly stated, “The Penal Code was not designed or written just to protect Snow White”. Harris believes when an individual is harmed, it ought to be taken seriously as it not only harms one single person but also affects the entire society.
Harris’ Multicultural Identity
    Kamala Devi Harris’ belongs from a multicultural background, of Jamaican and Indian descent, kindled and fostered in her a number of values. In the interview she talked about giving a lot of significance to the ideas of family, appreciate familial bonds, nurture children and honour elders. She has also had a wonderful childhood and a family that immensely supports and encourages children. Her mother had a strong influence on Kamala during her growing years. Her multicultural growing up helped her understand culture from a holistic perspective. When compared to the former President Barrack Obama from the cultural point of view, she expressed a great sense of respect towards him for his great feat of achievements. However, she also mentioned that it is difficult for her to talk about such a complex topic in a short period.
Harris’ Concern Regarding Children
    Being raised in a family that always remains concerned about children, Harris too focuses on paying a great deal of attention to the needs and concerns of children. She repeatedly harped on the fact that it is not desirable to marginalize children’s issues as small and unimportant, as traumas can have a profound impact on the minds of the children. She further went on to say that child is resilient is a myth. Based on the studies conducted by Shalev et al. (2019), it can be said that traumatic experiences of children remain imprinted in the minds of children, unless grown-ups and adults intervene and try to understand and resolve the issue.
As a District Attorney, she took the initiative to understand the issues of children. In regard to this, she opines that, a group of children who is exposed to violence (hearing gun fires at night) or another group of children exposed to issues of domestic violence cannot act normally like other children. It is unrealistic to demand normal behavior from them as they are exposed to traumas. As a result of this, the children will have repetitive flashes of traumatic memories, as seen in people suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders. Harris shares an anecdote in order to explain her point. She narrated that if a child sees a truck coming towards her when she is crossing the road for the first time, she will...