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