One Small Pebble ...

by Les Gee

Ravaged by political instability and famine, 1930s’ southern China offered very little hope for a fatherless young boy gathering pig dung for fertilizer. Follow his odyssey as a “paper son” immigrant to Gum Shan (“Golden Mountain” . . . America) in pursuit of a better destiny for himself and his future family. Experience his challenges in assimilating to Western culture, his obstacles imposed by the Chinese Exclusion Act, and his seven-year separation from his new bride and daughter, left behind amidst World War II. Cheer him on as he reunites with and brings his wife “home to America” and builds an unimaginably successful business in the Bay Area of Northern California. Through this business, he not only provided abundance for his wife and their six children, but also sponsored more than fifty immigrant families in their own quests for a better future. Embrace the powerful human instinct of “paying it forward.”

134 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 30, 2018

Reviews

[Catherine Hamilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

One Small Pebble... A Thousand Ripples — by Les Gee Genre
Genre — Biography/narrative nonfiction

This little jewel is a son’s precious gift to his father!

Narrative nonfiction at its best, Gee travels through time and space from Canton China (now Guangdong) to Oakland, California, from WWII to the present.

We first meet the young Suey Fong living with his mother, fatherless and poverty stricken. Suey Fong dreams of traveling to America. This is a book about love, family, and

[Mary Lu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learning history in school is not like living it first hand

This inside story of determination, success and subsequent largesse was as inspiring as it was informative. I come away with friends from my parents' generation and yet another world from the one they, and I, grew up in.

[Cessna · Rating 5 out of 5]

An incredibly sweet tribute from a son to his father. Very inspiring especially for those who also hope to capture their family legacies and also helps to anchor events in history and includes reflections on how politics of the time had long-term effects on family dynamics.