Got reallyinto AsianskincareFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteWereasked ifyou eat riceevery daySomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Has anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Tried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Feltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityFree!Metsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Hadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Laughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Got reallyinto AsianskincareFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteWereasked ifyou eat riceevery daySomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Has anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Tried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Feltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityFree!Metsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Hadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’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. Got really into Asian skincare
  2. Felt like an imposter when people talk about Chinese traditions
  3. Had an existential crisis about your real birthdate
  4. Felt stressed when ordering at dim sum
  5. Felt awkward at a Lunar New Year celebration because you didn’t know the traditions
  6. Had a random person ask you to teach them how to say something in Chinese
  7. Had someone act shocked that your parents are white
  8. Were asked if you eat rice every day
  9. Someone asked if your parents are your ‘real parents’
  10. Has an American first name but Chinese middle name
  11. Found out your adoption paperwork had inconsistencies
  12. Attended a Chinese culture camp
  13. Had an identity crisis at some point
  14. Have been asked “but where are you from?”
  15. Tried bubble tea once and thought, ‘This is my entire personality now’
  16. Felt awkward walking into an Asian grocery store
  17. Had someone assume you speak Mandarin
  18. Had someone assume you do martial arts
  19. Had an existential crisis when trying to fill out an ancestry chart at school
  20. Had to explain to a doctor that you have no family medical history
  21. Matched with a fourth cousin on a DNA test
  22. Had someone assume you know all about Chinese history
  23. Had to explain that, no, you don’t remember China
  24. Had an identity crisis while filling out a form that asked for race and ethnicity
  25. Free!
  26. Met someone from your orphanage in real life
  27. Had a white person compliment your ‘perfect’ English
  28. Got called out for using chopsticks wrong
  29. Obsessed with an Asian celebrity at some point
  30. Have started a birth family search recently or in the past
  31. You’re in an adoptee Facebook group
  32. Had someone comment that you don’t look ‘adopted’
  33. Googled your Chinese name to see if it means anything cool
  34. Had a moment of panic thinking you might accidentally date a biological sibling
  35. Felt like you needed to prove your ‘Asianness’ in an Asian space
  36. Had to explain how you’re Chinese but don’t have a Chinese last name
  37. Been told ‘You’re basically white’
  38. Had someone tell you that you look ‘exotic’
  39. Laughed when someone said, ‘You must be good at math’