Is Usha Vance’s Hindu identity an asset or a liability to the Trump-Vance campaign?

Is Usha Vance’s Hindu identity an asset or a liability to the Trump-Vance campaign?

Usha Chilukuri Vance loves her “meat and potatoes” husband, JD Vance. She explained to a rapt Republican National Convention audience how their vice-presidential candidate adapted to her vegetarian diet and even learned to cook Indian food from her immigrant mother. That image of her white, Christian husband making the spicy cuisine of her parents’ native … Read more

Indian family of Usha Vance, wife of Trump’s VP pick JD Vance, known for academic prowess

Indian family of Usha Vance, wife of Trump’s VP pick JD Vance, known for academic prowess

HYDERABAD: Usha Chilukuri Vance, the wife of Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, has a great-aunt in southern India, aged 96, celebrated in local media as the country’s oldest active professor. Academic achievement marks the family of U.S.-born Vance, notably Shanthamma Chilukuri, who still travels 60 km (40 miles) most weekdays to university to teach … Read more

JD Vance’s Wife Usha Chilukuri Vance At Republican National Convention Says We Didn’t Expect To Be In This Position

JD Vance’s Wife Usha Chilukuri Vance At Republican National Convention Says We Didn’t Expect To Be In This Position

Usha Chilukuri Vance, the wife of JD Vance, at the Republican National Convention said that neither JD Vance nor she expected to find themselves in this position on Thursday. “But it’s hard to imagine a more powerful example of the American Dream,” she added, introducing her husband after Donald Trump named him his running mate … Read more