WE CAN’T TELL KAMALA HARRIS’ STORY WITHOUT THE BRITISH EMPIRE. WE CAN’T TELL AMERICA’S WITHOUT IT EITHER. As Kamala Harris vies for the Vice Presidency, a complete recounting of her formation requires recognizing her as both a quintessentially American politician—because of, not despite, her being a child of immigrants—and part of a global story of the former British empire.
