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add a picture! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.162.145.201 (talk) 14:19, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

add info about her husband jd vance being chosen as VP candidate for Donald Trump at the RNC — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.72.3.91 (talk) 19:26, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

“the two were nominated”???? 107.116.165.46 (talk) 20:25, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. Hyphenation Expert (talk) 21:32, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Further details

When did she come to America? Are her parents in America? Did she become a U.S. citizen? Rmhermen (talk) 23:58, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

January 6, 1986, jus soli. Her parents are University of San Diego professors. kencf0618 (talk) 14:15, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Neither are at USD. One at SDSU and one at UCSD. 2600:1700:D4B1:14A0:AC51:6EED:706A:7880 (talk) 09:46, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mrs Vance - née Chilukuri, the child of Indian immigrants - was born and raised in the suburbs of San Diego, California.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c897483zpyeo

RogerYg (talk) 08:31, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Given the 2025-JAN-20 Executive Order [1], curious, what was the status of her parents when she was born?

Semi-protected edit request on 16 July 2024 (2)

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In the picture box to the right there is a link to a website: '.........weebly.com/'. However, this does not seem to be a legitimate personal website. The site is very sparse, and includes a link ("view biography with husband") which was redirecting my browser to something that was clearly spam. MC75 (talk) 20:58, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Hyphenation Expert (talk) 21:07, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 16 July 2024 (3)

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Please change Her father, Krish, is a lecturer at to Her father Krish, retired from the Commercial Aircraft Engine Nacelle industry and currently is a lecturer at Chilukuri (talk) 23:03, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Charliehdb (talk) 07:03, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agree we need a source, though the username suggests this could be him.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 17:12, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Still needs a source. Moncrief (talk) 06:02, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Her father, Krish Chilukuri, is an aerospace engineer and university lecturer, and her mother, Lakshmi, is a professor of molecular biology.

https://www.dw.com/en/usha-vance-wife-of-trumps-vp-pick-has-deep-ties-to-india/a-69689572

RogerYg (talk) 08:35, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Added relevant reference for lecturer

Her father, Krish Chilukuri, is an aerospace engineer and a lecturer at San Diego State University.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/07/19/usha-vance-wife-of-vice-presidential-nominee-jd-vance-has-roots-in-san-diego/

RogerYg (talk) 09:21, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done (Partially) Since mechanical engineer from IIT Madras is also well sourced, we can consider this request as done. RogerYg (talk) 09:23, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Usha Vance

Her place of birth has been altered to information that is not correct. SMH 2600:1700:16F0:8930:67B7:A415:51F0:8E54 (talk) 12:37, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What are you talking about? Moncrief (talk) 19:46, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is correct as of July 29, 2024

Mrs Vance - née Chilukuri, the child of Indian immigrants - was born and raised in the suburbs of San Diego, California.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c897483zpyeo

RogerYg (talk) 08:31, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ethnicity

The article says 'woman of Negro descent'. Surely she is of Indian descent? 2A00:23C5:6C08:9401:2580:6FB4:D670:4870 (talk) 06:13, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism happens on Wikipedia, sometimes racist in nature, and it gets reverted as it is noticed. BBQboffin^{grill me} 06:27, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Are the Vances vegetarian?

At the RNC 2024 in July 2024, Usha Vance told the world that her husband, JD Vance, agreeed to her vegetarian diet and enjoys preparing what she described as 'Indian food' in their home kitchen. That opens the question, "Are the Vances vegetarian?" Why was this not reported, and is this merely a card to play during the campaign (which is kept hidden until playing it is needed or desirable)?? What may have been written about this, and is that question ("Are the Vances vegetarian?") seriously pursued, factchecked, validated for epistemological integrity, etc.? I would speculate that, if it's important enough to discuss during a marriage proposal, then it is really important to Usha Vance and her family. MaynardClark (talk) 16:06, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

JD Vance is not mentioned as vegetarian by any sources.

Usha Vance & her mother are vegetarian per the sources.

At RNC 2024:

She also said her husband was a "meat and potatoes kind of guy" - but one who had adapted to her vegetarian diet and even learned how to cook Indian food for her mother.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c897483zpyeo

Adapted here seems to mean adjusted, but not converted to Veggie.

RogerYg (talk) 08:44, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 19 July 2024

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Chilukuri and Vance married in 2014 in Kentucky, in an interfaith marriage ceremony,[31][18] which included Bible reading by her husband's friend Jamil Jivani,[32] while the couple was also blessed by a Hindu pundit.[3]

change would be "pundit" to "pandit". Amended text would be:

Chilukuri and Vance married in 2014 in Kentucky, in an interfaith marriage ceremony,[31][18] which included Bible reading by her husband's friend Jamil Jivani,[32] while the couple was also blessed by a Hindu pandit.[3] 2601:205:4880:2BA0:745A:86B2:BF02:E2A2 (talk) 21:31, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. It seems that "pundit" is an accepted alternate spelling, but I'm not sure why we'd choose it, considering Pandit is the article title and "pundit", in the sense of a political commentator, has a stronger primary meaning in English. Moncrief (talk) 18:46, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree: pandit with the link avoids the linguistic confusion with pundit for the WP:READER. BBQboffin^{grill me} 05:24, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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While at Yale Law School, Chilukuri met her future husband, J. D. Vance, a relationship encouraged by their professor Amy Chua.[29]

Changing the reference from a Daily Beast article that links to the original source, that being an interview with both Chua and Vance by The Atlantic. ^[1]

Geareduptiger (talk) 21:22, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Kitchener, Caroline (7 June 2017). "How 'Tiger Mom' Convinced the Author of 'Hillbilly Elegy' to Write His Story". The Atlantic. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

Not done: Secondary sources are preferred on Wikipedia, and this case is a good example of why - the primary source does not explicitly say he is referring to Usha, so making this claim would require interpretation by Wikipedia editors. By using a secondary source we're relying on a professional journalist to make that interpretation, likely based on multiple sources (for example the Daily Beast article also mentions how they met, which is not covered in the Atlantic interview). Jamedeus (talk) 08:09, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Got it - makes total sense. Geareduptiger (talk) 02:00, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Remove the last part of the introduction “…if elected vice president…”. This appears to be political advertising and has no place on Wikipedia. If her husband becomes VP, then this can be added. Harryams (talk) 14:17, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done — LeoFrank ^Talk 17:28, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi protected edit request on September 14

Remove " Ohio's junior United States Senatorand Donald Trump's running mate in the 2024 presidential election." The article is about Usha, not her husband. If her husband is unknown to the reader, she may read the article on jd Vance. 62.66.145.91 (talk) 15:27, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Its as per WP:Readability. Thanks. RogerYg (talk) 11:29, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why doesn’t she have a portrait?

She could be the next Second Lady, if Trump/Vance get elected in November, so why doesn’t have a picture that we editors could use? SmashingThreePlates (talk) 01:11, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sadly no one has contrubuted a CC free image of her on Wiki commons yet.

We should get an official portrait once she assumes office. Thanks. RogerYg (talk) 11:28, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is a fortune teller?

As of Wednesday, 06 November 2024, 10:50 AM Central European Time, opening paragraph says "As Donald Trump was elected in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Vance will assume office in the role of Second Lady of the United States in January 2025." while the summary intro box on the right says " Usha Vance Second Lady of the United States Designate Assuming office: January 20, 2025 Vice President: JD Vance Succeeding: Doug Emhoff " 2A01:E11:6001:D920:CDC5:B99F:2C63:3B00 (talk) 10:03, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is a normal projection, not a fortune telling. Thanks RogerYg (talk) 11:25, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Second Lady-designate?

The infobox description of "elect" for second lady is not accurate, as this position is not by virtue of election, but by virtue of designation, via marriage to the vice-president elect. Should we revert edit back to 'designate'? 202.53.38.49 (talk) 14:40, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Its been done. Thanks. RogerYg (talk) 11:23, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

She reads books, you know (it's not Chris Joel)

I removed some weird fancruft about the fact that she reads books (doesn't everyone?) and some fancruft about certain family members. I think it would be best to stick to the topic at hand and not include irrelevant factoids. Polygnotus (talk) 11:37, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

IDK, this seems to be a Wikipedia:PRESERVE issue, the informatoin is from a Wikipedia:GREL- NYT source. TomaHawk61 (talk) 17:21, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Influence on her husband ...

If there is any serious information about what contribution she may have made to her husband's political change of sides, then this information should be noted here. Otherwise, is there any published material from her that could be significant in this regard? When you see the two of them in public, it looks as if clairly she is the one who sets the rules of politics within their marriage. 2003:E3:C701:DF00:D413:C75:6E6F:A28B (talk) 22:23, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Typo

In the early life and education family background section there is a typo. Article is restricted so I can't fix it.

"fron" instead of "from" in the sentence "she has faced racist comments fron white supremacists." Jasonrj (talk) 15:26, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done - thank you for noticing this! GnocchiFan (talk) 18:25, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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87.196.76.23 (talk) 17:49, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This chunk of text: “comments fron white supremacists” must be changed to “comments from white supremacists”

Done - see above. --GnocchiFan (talk) 18:26, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The "Indian" link.

Is to native Americans and not actually people from India. 2A04:4A43:4FAF:D996:0:0:4CA7:7CEE (talk) 14:41, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done, I checked the "Indian" link in the lead and it is for "Asian" + "East" Indian. It does specify that it is not "Native" American Indian. TomaHawk61 (talk) 17:24, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The couple HAS three children.

correcting grammar. 216.211.151.176 (talk) 17:34, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The couple have three children.

This does not give any grammar errors in grammar check. Thanks. RogerYg (talk) 07:04, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Couple can be both a Singular and a Plural. Apparently, both are correct. RogerYg (talk) 07:30, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done "has" seems to be preferred over "have" in grammar. `RogerYg (talk) 05:30, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Notable aspect- Supreme court - mention in first paragraph

Many cited references introduce Usha Vance noting her experience working for Supreme Court justices

For example:

As a hard-working child of immigrants who has moved between the rarefied cloisters of Cambridge, Yale and the Supreme Court to reach the pinnacle of public life. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c897483zpyeo

Usha Vance, 39, grew up in San Diego, graduated from Yale and Cambridge, and is a trial lawyer. She clerked for Justices Roberts and Kavanaugh, and worked at Munger, Tolles & Olson, https://www.fox5ny.com/news/second-lady-usha-vance

Also See Jill Biden first paragraph mentions her professional aspect

Since 2009, she has been a professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College. She is believed to be the first wife of a vice president or president to hold a salaried job during the majority of her husband's tenure.

Therefore, it would be appropriate Notable aspect to mention the Supreme Court experience in the first paragraph for Usha Vance. RogerYg (talk) 07:13, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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In the following line, correct 'husnamd' to 'husband' --> At the 2024 Republican National Convention, she said her husnamd has "adapted to my vegetarian diet and learned to cook food from my mother Anirudh1996 (talk) 23:21, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Cannolis (talk) 01:36, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Kitchener, Caroline (7 June 2017). "How 'Tiger Mom' Convinced the Author of 'Hillbilly Elegy' to Write His Story". The Atlantic. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

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