Had anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’You’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFree!Metsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Had a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Feltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Found out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’You’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFree!Metsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Had a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Feltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Found out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”

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