Been told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Matchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Have beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Felt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Free!Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Matchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Have beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Felt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Free!Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChinese

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