Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolAttendeda ChineseculturecampHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Hadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’You’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeFree!Had toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Had someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolAttendeda ChineseculturecampHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Hadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’You’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeFree!Had toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Had someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA test

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