Had to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesFree!Hadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Felt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesFree!Hadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Felt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameAttendeda Chineseculturecamp

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