Complex sentence: Harris was born on October 20,1964 in Oakland, California to a Tamil Indian mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris (1938--2009), and a Jamaican father, Donald Harris.
Split into simpler sentences: Harris was born on October 20,1964 in Oakland, California. She is the daughter of a Tamil Indian mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris (1938--2009), and a Jamaican father, Donald Harris.