Hadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryFree!Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Feltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Been told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Tried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Have beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Laughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Got reallyinto AsianskincareHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Found out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryFree!Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Feltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Been told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Tried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Have beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Laughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Got reallyinto AsianskincareHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Found out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastname

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