This International Women’s Day, here’s a look at some South Asian women who made news over the past year and among other things, broke the proverbial glass ceiling in various fields — politics, business, arts and entertainment.
Nikki Haley: Former South Carolina governor and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, entered the GOP race last month, declaring that the party needed a “new generation of leadership.”The 51-year-old and former President Donald Trump are the only major Republican candidates to have launched their campaigns, a field that could eventually include former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, among others. Indian American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. 37, a former biotech executive, has also thrown his hat in the ring. Haley has a tough road ahead to clinch the GOP presidential nomination, and it is widely believed that she is running more to potentially become the vice presidential nominee or be picked up by whoever wins the presidency as a cabinet member.
Aruna Miller (née Katragadda): The 57-year-old Indian American made history last November by becoming Maryland’s first woman of color and first Indian American Lieutenant Governor. The Hyderabad-born Miller, a former Maryland House delegate, is an engineer by training. She immigrated to the United States when she was 7 years old. She learned English while in the public school system, graduated high school, and attended college at what is now called Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal: The Congresswoman from Washington state became the first immigrant named ranking member of the Subcommittee on Immigration. She succeeded Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren to serve on the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement. It will be chaired by Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and has…
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