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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
A second autobiography by Sieu Sean Do is coming in March this year. This book, titled "A Stick of Good Fortune" is the second after the first book published in December 2019, "A Cloak of Good Fortune"
A Stick of Good Fortune is a gripping memoir of survival, faith, and the unbreakable human spirit.
Born into a loving family in Cambodia, the author’s childhood was violently shattered when the Khmer Rouge seized power in 1975. Millions were driven from their homes, torn from loved ones, and thrust into a brutal world of forced labor, starvation, and terror. Under a regime determined to erase identity, family, and hope, he endured repeated brushes with death.
Survival itself seemed almost impossible, but small signs of destiny appeared to guide him—a thread of fate, or a whisper of protection. The prognostication from a humble "fortune stick" rooted in Cambodian spiritual belief became a recurring symbol of faith and the unseen force that appeared to shield him through unimaginable danger.
Through years of exile and landscapes of loss, his journey carried him through multiple refugee camps along the Thai-Cambodian border, where survival demanded courage, perseverance, and sometimes just plain luck. Amid disease, violence, and grief, the author emerges as a healer, and a helper—working as a translator, assisting international medical teams, and supporting fellow refugees. In these acts of service, he discovers meaning, resilience, and a renewed sense of purpose forged in adversity.
At once intimate and historically vital, A Stick of Good Fortune bears witness to one of the twentieth century’s darkest chapters. At the same time, it affirms the possibility of compassion, dignity, and hope in the aftermath of unspeakable physical and psychological trauma.
A Memoir by Sieu Sean Do
A Stick of Good Fortune is a gripping memoir of survival, faith, and the unbreakable human spirit.
Born into a loving family in Cambodia, the author’s childhood was violently shattered when the Khmer Rouge seized power in 1975. Millions were driven from their homes, torn from loved ones, and thrust into a brutal world of forced labor, starvation, and terror. Under a regime determined to erase identity, family, and hope, he endured repeated brushes with death.
Survival itself seemed almost impossible, but small signs of destiny appeared to guide him—a thread of fate, or a whisper of protection. The prognostication from a humble "fortune stick" rooted in Cambodian spiritual belief became a recurring symbol of faith and the unseen force that appeared to shield him through unimaginable danger.
Through years of exile and landscapes of loss, his journey carried him through multiple refugee camps along the Thai-Cambodian border, where survival demanded courage, perseverance, and sometimes just plain luck. Amid disease, violence, and grief, the author emerges as a healer, and a helper—working as a translator, assisting international medical teams, and supporting fellow refugees. In these acts of service, he discovers meaning, resilience, and a renewed sense of purpose forged in adversity.
At once intimate and historically vital, A Stick of Good Fortune bears witness to one of the twentieth century’s darkest chapters. At the same time, it affirms the possibility of compassion, dignity, and hope in the aftermath of unspeakable physical and psychological trauma.
A link to A Stick of Good Fortune will appear here once it's available on Amazon in March 2026
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The first book is still available here: A Cloak of Good Fortune