Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinFree!Feltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Hadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameAttendeda ChineseculturecampFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Laughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Matchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolGot reallyinto AsianskincareGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinFree!Feltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Hadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameAttendeda ChineseculturecampFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Laughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Matchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolGot reallyinto AsianskincareGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything cool

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