You’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseGot reallyinto AsianskincareLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Attendeda ChineseculturecampHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Feltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Felt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Got calledout for usingchopstickswrongWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryFree!Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseGot reallyinto AsianskincareLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Attendeda ChineseculturecampHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Feltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Felt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Got calledout for usingchopstickswrongWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryFree!Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle name

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