In a public Facebook post, Sua Thoj says her daughter and friends were followed through a Walmart between 10 and 11 p.m. by three boys and one girl who directed an anti‑Asian slur at them, and that one child carried a baseball bat. Thoj called the incident racism and intimidation and urged parents to hold children accountable and to support victims. The post did not include the store location, the children’s ages, or whether store staff or police were notified. The account remains unverified and the outlet contacted Thoj for comment.
Mother Says Daughter, Friends Were Followed Through Walmart and Taunted With Anti‑Asian Slurs; One Child Allegedly Carried a Bat
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A mother, Sua Thoj, says her daughter and friends were trailed through a Walmart late one evening by a small group of children who hurled anti‑Asian slurs and that one member of the group carried a baseball bat. Thoj described the encounter in a public Facebook post addressed to other parents and community members.
According to Thoj's account, three boys and one girl followed the group of teens through the store between 10 and 11 p.m. the night before, directing an anti‑Asian epithet at them. Thoj characterized the episode as racism and intimidation and urged caregivers to take responsibility for their children’s words and actions.
“This is not ‘kids being kids.’ This is not harmless teasing,” Thoj wrote. “My daughter and her friends should be able to exist in their own community without being targeted because of the color of their skin or their racial identity.”
Thoj asked parents to engage directly with their children if they may have been involved in the incident: What did your child say? What did they do? Why did they think it was acceptable? She also emphasized that labeling harmful words as a "joke" does not erase the harm experienced by the victim and urged adults to listen to and support children who report racism.
Her post did not specify the exact store location, the ages of the children involved, whether Walmart employees witnessed the incident, or whether anyone notified law enforcement. Thoj did not allege that anyone swung the bat, made a specific threat, or struck another person; her claim is that a child in the group carried a bat while following the teens.
The outlet that published Thoj’s post noted a separate, unrelated Walmart incident previously reported by the same site involving a different alleged weapon and racist language; that earlier story is not connected to Thoj’s account. The Mary Sue also said it reached out to Thoj for clarification and comment but had not received a response by the time of publication.
Because key details remain unverified—including location, ages, and whether staff or police were notified—readers should view the report as an unconfirmed account. The article will be updated if additional information or official statements become available.
What To Watch For
Parents and community members concerned about racist harassment are encouraged to report incidents to store management or local authorities and to have age‑appropriate conversations with children about the impact of hateful language and intimidation.
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