Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Felt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Felt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Hadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastFree!Had toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaAttendeda ChineseculturecampFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Felt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Felt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Hadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastFree!Had toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaAttendeda ChineseculturecampFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’

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