Felt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Feltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testFree!Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryGot reallyinto AsianskincareFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Had anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Metsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Has anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Feltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testFree!Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryGot reallyinto AsianskincareFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Had anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Metsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Has anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHadsomeoneassume youdo martialarts

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