It's hilarious how many articles were about this, even I remember her being pushed as the Indian American. Just click here to see a google search filtered to January 1st 2016, to January 6th 2020.
Here's a list of some good ones:
https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/indian-american-a-rising-political-force-1.65376927
https://asamnews.com/2019/05/05/gabbard-and-harris-battle-for-indian-american-support/
Absolutely, the fun of it is when they decide which part is more convenient for the headlines.