Professor Kelvin Kong is Australia’s first Indigenous surgeon, but he also carries a rich Chinese-Malaysian heritage.
He said grew up feeling pressure to suppress parts of who he was until his daughter reminded him identity isn’t something to divide.
For more, read his story at https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-11/kelvin-kong-s-growing-up-chinese-and-indigenous-australia/106326388.
