a (little) LATTO: Kamala Harris

10/08/20 • 11 min

In this ~little~ LATTO thought, Nitasha Sharma (Northwestern University) and Kaneesha Parsard (University of Chicago) speak on the impact of Kamala Harris' presence in American politics on racial consciousness, nonwhite mixed ancestry, creole nationalism, and Asian indentureship in American and Caribbean history. Music by Makaya McCraven.

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