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Shah, of Maryland, recalls the fervent phone call she received from her “Ba” — her Indian-born grandmother, who now lives in the U.S. — on the night the news reported Harris had become the Democratic nominee.

Looming over a small park in Ba Dinh, Hanoi’s political quarter, a five-meter high statue of Lenin depicts the Russian revolutionary in heroic pose.

And the siblings now own a constellation of six restaurants — two Monsoon restaurants and four Seattle branches of their cafe, Ba Bar, including the offshoot Ba Bar Green.

One week ago, he defeated the governing party's candidate, Amadou Ba, in the country's presidential election, winning 54% in the first round.

Unofficial results showed that Mr Faye had a strong lead over Mr Ba.