Had anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Tried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Matchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Hadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Metsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Hadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Felt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Tried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Matchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Hadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Metsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Hadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Felt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery store

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