Maya Harris honors her mom Dr. Shyamala Gopalan Harris ahead of introducing her sister Kamala @ DNC

please welcome lawyer policy Advocate and sister of the vice president Maya [Applause] Harris hello Chicago in 1958 a 19yearold from India left the only country she'd ever known to chart her own path in America she came here to pursue an education but she stayed here to build a life her name was Dr shamla goalen Harris but we called her mommy mommy was so many things to so many people a civil rights activist a scientist a devoted mother to her two little girls but most of all mommy was a Trailblazer who defied the odds and defined herself and when it came to KLA and me mommy had great expectations for us but she had even greater expectations of us she she raised us to believe that we could be and do anything and we believed her you see mommy understood the power and the possibility that come with knowing and showing who you truly are she she knew we could be the authors of our own stories just as she'd been the author of her own mommy's journey and the opportunity that she wanted for kamla and me that's a distinctly American story we may all have different histories different struggles or different perspectives but what binds us together is the fervent desire to be free to fulfill our god-given potential kamla's entire life has been about fighting for each of us to have that freedom and like so many Americans kamla knows what it's like to be underestimated and be counted out she knows what it's like to be the underdog and yet still beat the odds and now she has created so much electricity so much optimism so much joy throughout the nation and it is why we need her leadership ship in this historic moment we are living in a time when some are trying to divide us to separate us in ways that make it difficult for us to come together well look my sister rejects that view where others push Darkness comma sees promise where others feel Detachment comma Fosters connection where others want to drag us back to the past my sister says hold up now we are not going back because kamla understands we have so much more in common than what separates us she knows the measure of our success isn't just winning an election it's about who we bring along and lift up in the [Applause] process and so as I look out at all of you today and take in this incredible moment I so wish that mommy could be here tonight I can just see her smiling saying how proud she is of CA and then without missing a beat she say that's enough you got work to do she would tell all of us to roll up our sleeves and get to work to elect a leader who sees the potential in each of us a leader who cares for all of us a leader who fights for every one of us our Democratic nominee my big sister the next president of the United States kamla Harris