Had toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Tried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Hadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Felt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseFree!Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolAttendeda ChineseculturecampLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Tried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Hadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Felt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseFree!Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolAttendeda ChineseculturecampLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery store

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