Had toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsFree!Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Hadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Been told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Got reallyinto AsianskincareAttendeda ChineseculturecampHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsFree!Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Hadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Been told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Got reallyinto AsianskincareAttendeda ChineseculturecampHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome point

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