Newly sworn in Senator Tsebin Tchen.

A staunch believer of individualism, liberty and aspiration, the Liberal Party was the natural home for Tchen. Being a Chinese-Australian, Tchen undoubtedly stood out amongst his Liberal Party peers – not for his ideologies but his identity.

To obtain any sort of influence and impact, he had to break through every ceiling and barrier imaginable within the Liberal Party, circumstances many Asian-Australians struggle with to this day when it …