Pramila Jayapal

Full name: Pramila Jayapal

Date of birth: 21.9.1965

Place of birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Place of residence: Seattle, USA

Father : Jayapal Menon

Mother : Maya Jayapal

Husband: Steve Williamson

Education:MBA,North Western University

Ethnicity:Indian American

Profession:Politician

Achievements

1)Pramila is popular among the people of US as an immigrant rights advocate.

2)In March 2000, her book – Pilgrimage:One Woman’s Return to a Changing

India was published.

3)In 2013,The White House recognized her as “Champion of Change” for her noble work on behalf

of the community of immigrants.

4)On 9 November 2016,she became the first Indian-American woman to be elected to the

U.S.House of Representatives.