"Kick that f**king door down," VP Harris says during AAPI event

• "Sometimes people will open the door for you and leave it open," she said. "Sometimes they won't. And then you need to kick that f--king door down."

Driving the news: Harris led the conversation talking about her mother's experience as an Indian immigrant to the U.S., during a legislative summit hosted by the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies.

• "You have to fight for rights for everybody, and you have to be in the fight," Harris said. "You can't sit it out."
• "You know how inequity happens," she added. "You know what happens when systems displace power or when systems are suppressing the rights of other people."

Zoom out: Last year, the Senate Democrats urged President Biden to nominate Julie Su as labor secretary to boost Asian American representation in his Cabinet.

• She became the acting labor secretary in 2023 after serving as deputy secretary role since 2021.

What's next: Harris said the upcoming presidential election is voters' opportunity to decide: "What kind of country do we want to live in?"

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