Chinese-Australians of WWII Exhibition honours Casterton’s Kim brothers for extraordinary actions

When World War II broke out, the Kim family from Casterton, Victoria, watched three of their boys go off to war — miraculously they all eventually returned.

But fate did not favour their civilian brother, James, who was working in Hong Kong.

Unbeknownst to the family, their eldest boy had become embroiled in clandestine activities aiding British prisoners of war, right under the noses of the Japanese occupiers.

This heroic but dangerous work led to his eventual execution at the hands of the enemy.

Stories of the four Kim brothers are being honoured in a temporary exhibition at the Chinese Museum in Melbourne called Stories of Chinese ANZACs and Chinese-Australians of World War II.

The brothers are also remembered fondly by their…