History Maker Kamala Harris is the Vice President of the United States, the first woman, first African American, and first South Asian to hold the office, and a former U.S. Senator and Attorney General of California. Articles are a unique way for readers to learn about the world around them. In addition to building reading comprehension skills and increasing vocabulary, articles can be used for writing and research. Biographies are broken into 6 single-page sections: Who Is, Early Life, Accomplishments, Fun Facts, Why Important, and Words to Know.