Had a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Got calledout for usingchopstickswrongHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Had someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsFree!Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Felt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Had an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Got calledout for usingchopstickswrongHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Had someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsFree!Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Felt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Had an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseGoogled 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. Had a moment of panic thinking you might accidentally date a biological sibling
  2. Felt stressed when ordering at dim sum
  3. Had an existential crisis about your real birthdate
  4. Had someone act shocked that your parents are white
  5. Felt awkward walking into an Asian grocery store
  6. Got really into Asian skincare
  7. Had an identity crisis at some point
  8. Had someone comment that you don’t look ‘adopted’
  9. Got called out for using chopsticks wrong
  10. Has an American first name but Chinese middle name
  11. Met someone from your orphanage in real life
  12. Had to explain how you’re Chinese but don’t have a Chinese last name
  13. Laughed when someone said, ‘You must be good at math’
  14. Had someone assume you know all about Chinese history
  15. Found out your adoption paperwork had inconsistencies
  16. Felt like an imposter when people talk about Chinese traditions
  17. Free!
  18. Were asked if you eat rice every day
  19. Matched with a fourth cousin on a DNA test
  20. Had someone assume you speak Mandarin
  21. Felt like you needed to prove your ‘Asianness’ in an Asian space
  22. You’re in an adoptee Facebook group
  23. Attended a Chinese culture camp
  24. Had an existential crisis when trying to fill out an ancestry chart at school
  25. Had to explain to a doctor that you have no family medical history
  26. Have started a birth family search recently or in the past
  27. Had someone assume you do martial arts
  28. Been told ‘You’re basically white’
  29. Felt awkward at a Lunar New Year celebration because you didn’t know the traditions
  30. Have been asked “but where are you from?”
  31. Someone asked if your parents are your ‘real parents’
  32. Obsessed with an Asian celebrity at some point
  33. Had a white person compliment your ‘perfect’ English
  34. Had someone tell you that you look ‘exotic’
  35. Had an identity crisis while filling out a form that asked for race and ethnicity
  36. Had to explain that, no, you don’t remember China
  37. Tried bubble tea once and thought, ‘This is my entire personality now’
  38. Had a random person ask you to teach them how to say something in Chinese
  39. Googled your Chinese name to see if it means anything cool