Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesGot reallyinto AsianskincareWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Hadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Have beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Had someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Had a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointFree!Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesGot reallyinto AsianskincareWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Hadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Have beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Had someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Had a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointFree!

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