Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Found out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Attendeda ChineseculturecampYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Has anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayFree!Laughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Found out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Attendeda ChineseculturecampYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Has anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayFree!Laughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’

Adoptee Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Someone asked if your parents are your ‘real parents’
  2. Found out your adoption paperwork had inconsistencies
  3. Matched with a fourth cousin on a DNA test
  4. Had to explain to a doctor that you have no family medical history
  5. Had a random person ask you to teach them how to say something in Chinese
  6. Had an identity crisis at some point
  7. Felt like you needed to prove your ‘Asianness’ in an Asian space
  8. Had to explain that, no, you don’t remember China
  9. Had someone assume you speak Mandarin
  10. Been told ‘You’re basically white’
  11. Attended a Chinese culture camp
  12. You’re in an adoptee Facebook group
  13. Felt like an imposter when people talk about Chinese traditions
  14. Met someone from your orphanage in real life
  15. Felt awkward at a Lunar New Year celebration because you didn’t know the traditions
  16. Had someone act shocked that your parents are white
  17. Felt awkward walking into an Asian grocery store
  18. Have been asked “but where are you from?”
  19. Has an American first name but Chinese middle name
  20. Got really into Asian skincare
  21. Had someone comment that you don’t look ‘adopted’
  22. Googled your Chinese name to see if it means anything cool
  23. Had a moment of panic thinking you might accidentally date a biological sibling
  24. Had an existential crisis about your real birthdate
  25. Had a white person compliment your ‘perfect’ English
  26. Had someone assume you know all about Chinese history
  27. Had to explain how you’re Chinese but don’t have a Chinese last name
  28. Got called out for using chopsticks wrong
  29. Had someone assume you do martial arts
  30. Had an identity crisis while filling out a form that asked for race and ethnicity
  31. Felt stressed when ordering at dim sum
  32. Had an existential crisis when trying to fill out an ancestry chart at school
  33. Obsessed with an Asian celebrity at some point
  34. Tried bubble tea once and thought, ‘This is my entire personality now’
  35. Have started a birth family search recently or in the past
  36. Had someone tell you that you look ‘exotic’
  37. Were asked if you eat rice every day
  38. Free!
  39. Laughed when someone said, ‘You must be good at math’