5.0 out of 5 stars This is a book about love, family, and honor. It’s about the American Dream! Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2020 Verified Purchase 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. And the fulfillment of this dream is born out of deep determination and love for his new bride. This is a book about love, family, and honor. It’s about the American Dream. Beautifully done!

5.0 out of 5 stars A story of a making of an American... Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2018 Verified Purchase Les Gee is a gifted writer, and his deep affection and admiration for his father is very apparent as one reads this book…a book I very much enjoyed. I also learned about the trials and tribulations of the Chinese immigrant during the early to mid-20th century…something I knew very little about. The story of Les Gee’s father is really a story of the making of an American. Allan Gee immigrates to America and embraces its values and culture. Against all odds (poverty, education, language, prejudice) he becomes a success…and uses that success to make America a better place. As one of the prior reviewers stated: “A great book at a needed time.” I couldn’t agree more.

5.0 out of 5 stars A pillar in Chinatown -- the enlightening story of an immigrant from China in 1930's Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2019 Verified Purchase Les Gee's book, One Small Pebble ... A Thousand Ripples, will soundly debunk the farce as I once heard from an advocate that Chinatown was built by American government. The book told of his father, a poor farm boy, who immigrated to the wonderland of America in 1930's. He worked extremely hard and suffered for seven years from the separation of his young bride back in China. Despite all, he became a giant success in America by owning his chain stores, guided by his wit and wisdom, his integrity, generosity, honesty and family value, therefore, a pillar and leader in San Francisco's Chinatown community. As an American immigrant from norther China myself, I was very interested in the story of this American immigrant half a century earlier from southern China. I was awe-struck not only by his success financially in America, but also by his role-modeling his solid family valued -- his children and grandchildren have been all family oriented, in their own marriages, all intact, with no broken families. A heartfelt tribute from a loving son to his beloved father.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Story of Love and Immigration from China to the United States Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024 This is a wonderful story of immigration and love. How a young man who dreams of going to the United States, makes his dream come true. Alan, (Suey Fong) not only brings his family to the United States, but both he and his wife, Sin, are able to bring their family, and sponsor many Chinese to come to the US. The Sixth Jade is so engaging that I did not want the story to end!